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Webster 1913 Edition
Gnu
Gnu
,Noun.
[Hottentot
gnu
, or nju
: cf. F. gnou
.] (Zool.)
One of two species of large South African antelopes of the genus
Catoblephas
, having a mane and bushy tail, and curved horns in both sexes. [Written also
gnoo
.] ☞ The common gnu or wildebeest (
Catoblephas gnu
) is plain brown; the brindled gnu or blue wildebeest (C. gorgon
) is larger, with transverse stripes of black on the neck and shoulders. Webster 1828 Edition
Gnu
GNU
,Noun.
Definition 2025
gnú
gnú
Hungarian
Noun
gnú (plural gnúk)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | gnú | gnúk |
| accusative | gnút | gnúkat |
| dative | gnúnak | gnúknak |
| instrumental | gnúval | gnúkkal |
| causal-final | gnúért | gnúkért |
| translative | gnúvá | gnúkká |
| terminative | gnúig | gnúkig |
| essive-formal | gnúként | gnúkként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | gnúban | gnúkban |
| superessive | gnún | gnúkon |
| adessive | gnúnál | gnúknál |
| illative | gnúba | gnúkba |
| sublative | gnúra | gnúkra |
| allative | gnúhoz | gnúkhoz |
| elative | gnúból | gnúkból |
| delative | gnúról | gnúkról |
| ablative | gnútól | gnúktól |
| Possessive forms of gnú | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | gnúm | gnúim |
| 2nd person sing. | gnúd | gnúid |
| 3rd person sing. | gnúja | gnúi |
| 1st person plural | gnúnk | gnúink |
| 2nd person plural | gnútok | gnúitok |
| 3rd person plural | gnújuk | gnúik |
Irish
Noun
gnú m (genitive singular gnú, nominative plural gnúnna)
Declension
Declension of gnú
Fourth declension
|
Bare forms
|
Forms with the definite article
|
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| gnú | ghnú | ngnú |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||