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Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from English kangaroo, from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru (“eastern grey kangaroo”).
Noun
cangarú m (genitive singular cangarú, nominative plural cangarúnna)
- kangaroo (animal)
Declension
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Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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cangarú
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changarú
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gcangarú
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cangarú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cangarú”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “cangarú”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024