galago

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English

Galago

Etymology

Scientific Latin / translingual Galago (as a genus name), probably from Wolof golo (monkey).

Pronunciation

Noun

galago (plural galagos or galagoes)

  1. Any of several species of small, nocturnal and arboreal African primates, of the genus Galago, with a catlike head and very large, translucent eyes.
    • 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 146:
      From the trees comes the doleful cry of the black-faced dioch, and the weary rustle of galagos creeping back to their nests after a meticulous night's prowl.

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Finnish

Etymology

From translingual Galago.

Pronunciation

Noun

galago

  1. galago

Declension

Inflection of galago (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative galago galagot
genitive galagon galagojen
galagoiden
galagoitten
partitive galagoa galagoja
galagoita
illative galagoon galagoihin
singular plural
nominative galago galagot
accusative nom. galago galagot
gen. galagon
genitive galagon galagojen
galagoiden
galagoitten
partitive galagoa galagoja
galagoita
inessive galagossa galagoissa
elative galagosta galagoista
illative galagoon galagoihin
adessive galagolla galagoilla
ablative galagolta galagoilta
allative galagolle galagoille
essive galagona galagoina
translative galagoksi galagoiksi
abessive galagotta galagoitta
instructive galagoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of galago (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative galagoni galagoni
accusative nom. galagoni galagoni
gen. galagoni
genitive galagoni galagojeni
galagoideni
galagoitteni
partitive galagoani galagojani
galagoitani
inessive galagossani galagoissani
elative galagostani galagoistani
illative galagooni galagoihini
adessive galagollani galagoillani
ablative galagoltani galagoiltani
allative galagolleni galagoilleni
essive galagonani galagoinani
translative galagokseni galagoikseni
abessive galagottani galagoittani
instructive
comitative galagoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative galagosi galagosi
accusative nom. galagosi galagosi
gen. galagosi
genitive galagosi galagojesi
galagoidesi
galagoittesi
partitive galagoasi galagojasi
galagoitasi
inessive galagossasi galagoissasi
elative galagostasi galagoistasi
illative galagoosi galagoihisi
adessive galagollasi galagoillasi
ablative galagoltasi galagoiltasi
allative galagollesi galagoillesi
essive galagonasi galagoinasi
translative galagoksesi galagoiksesi
abessive galagottasi galagoittasi
instructive
comitative galagoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative galagomme galagomme
accusative nom. galagomme galagomme
gen. galagomme
genitive galagomme galagojemme
galagoidemme
galagoittemme
partitive galagoamme galagojamme
galagoitamme
inessive galagossamme galagoissamme
elative galagostamme galagoistamme
illative galagoomme galagoihimme
adessive galagollamme galagoillamme
ablative galagoltamme galagoiltamme
allative galagollemme galagoillemme
essive galagonamme galagoinamme
translative galagoksemme galagoiksemme
abessive galagottamme galagoittamme
instructive
comitative galagoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative galagonne galagonne
accusative nom. galagonne galagonne
gen. galagonne
genitive galagonne galagojenne
galagoidenne
galagoittenne
partitive galagoanne galagojanne
galagoitanne
inessive galagossanne galagoissanne
elative galagostanne galagoistanne
illative galagoonne galagoihinne
adessive galagollanne galagoillanne
ablative galagoltanne galagoiltanne
allative galagollenne galagoillenne
essive galagonanne galagoinanne
translative galagoksenne galagoiksenne
abessive galagottanne galagoittanne
instructive
comitative galagoinenne

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compounds

French

Noun

galago m (plural galagos)

  1. galago

Polish

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Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈla.ɡɔ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɡɔ
  • Syllabification: ga‧la‧go

Noun

galago m animal (indeclinable)

  1. galago, bushbaby (any primate of the genus Galago)

Further reading

  • galago in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • galago in PWN's encyclopedia