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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.
A species of Antelope, in Southern Africa, whose form partakes of that of the horse, the ox, and the deer.

Definition 2025

Gnu

Gnu

See also: GNU, gnu, gnú, and gnû

German

Noun

Gnu n ‎(genitive Gnus, plural Gnus)

  1. gnu

Declension

gnu

gnu

See also: Gnu, GNU, gnú, and gnû

English

Noun

a few gnus

gnu ‎(plural gnus or gnu)

  1. A large antelope of the genus Connochaetes, native to Africa having curved horns.

Synonyms


Translations

See also

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology

From German Gnu, from Afrikaans ghnoe, from Bantu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡnuː/, [ɡ̊nuːˀ]

Noun

gnu c (singular definite gnuen, plural indefinite gnuer)

  1. gnu, wildebeest

Inflection

Finnish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡnuː/
  • Rhymes: -uː
  • Hyphenation: gnu

Noun

gnu

  1. gnu, wildebeest (antelope of the genus Connochaetes)
  2. black wildebeest, white-tailed gnu, Connochaetes gnou (large antelope native to south Africa)
  3. blue wildebeest, brindled gnu, Connochaetes taurinus (large antelope native to eastern Africa)

Declension

Declension of gnu (type maa)
singular plural
nominative gnu gnut
genitive gnun gnuiden
partitive gnuta gnuita
accusative gnu
gnun		 gnut
inessive gnussa gnuissa
elative gnusta gnuista
illative gnuhun gnuihin
adessive gnulla gnuilla
ablative gnulta gnuilta
allative gnullu gnuille
essive gnuna gnuina
translative gnuksi gnuiksi
instructive – gnuin
abessive gnutta gnuitta
comitative – gnuineen

Synonyms

  • (Connochaetes gnou): valkohäntägnu
  • (Connochaetes taurinus): juovagnu

Derived terms

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɲu/
  • Rhymes: -u

Noun

gnu m ‎(invariable)

  1. gnu

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From an African language, via German Gnu

Noun

gnu m ‎(definite singular gnuen, indefinite plural gnuer, definite plural gnuene)

  1. a gnu or wildebeest (large antelope)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From an African language, via German Gnu

Noun

gnu m ‎(definite singular gnuen, indefinite plural gnuar, definite plural gnuane)

  1. a gnu or wildebeest (large antelope)

References

Polish

Pronunciation

Noun

gnu n

  1. gnu

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɡnu/, /ɡi.ˈnu/
  • Rhymes: -u

Noun

gnu m (plural gnus)

  1. gnu

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡnu/
  • Rhymes: -uː

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