kagu
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See also: kägu
English
Alternative forms
Noun
kagu (plural kagus)
- A New Caledonian endemic bird species, Rhynochetos jubatus, the only surviving member of the family Rhynochetidae.
Translations
Estonian
Etymology
Cognate to Finnish kaakko (“south-east”) and Ingrian kakko (“south-east”). Most likely the same root as in kakerdama (“to move in an uncertain manner”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɑɡu
Noun
kagu (genitive kagu, partitive kagu)
Declension
| Declension of kagu (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kagu | kagud | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | kagu | ||
| genitive | kagude | ||
| partitive | kagu | kagusid | |
| illative | kakku kagusse |
kagudesse | |
| inessive | kagus | kagudes | |
| elative | kagust | kagudest | |
| allative | kagule | kagudele | |
| adessive | kagul | kagudel | |
| ablative | kagult | kagudelt | |
| translative | kaguks | kagudeks | |
| terminative | kaguni | kagudeni | |
| essive | kaguna | kagudena | |
| abessive | kaguta | kagudeta | |
| comitative | kaguga | kagudega | |
Coordinate terms
- (compass points)
| loe | põhi | kirre |
| lääs | 
|
ida |
| edel | lõuna | kagu |
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
kagu
Declension
| Inflection of kagu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kagu | kagut | ||
| genitive | kagun | kagujen | ||
| partitive | kagua | kaguja | ||
| illative | kaguun | kaguihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | kagu | kagut | ||
| accusative | nom. | kagu | kagut | |
| gen. | kagun | |||
| genitive | kagun | kagujen | ||
| partitive | kagua | kaguja | ||
| inessive | kagussa | kaguissa | ||
| elative | kagusta | kaguista | ||
| illative | kaguun | kaguihin | ||
| adessive | kagulla | kaguilla | ||
| ablative | kagulta | kaguilta | ||
| allative | kagulle | kaguille | ||
| essive | kaguna | kaguina | ||
| translative | kaguksi | kaguiksi | ||
| abessive | kagutta | kaguitta | ||
| instructive | — | kaguin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
Japanese
Romanization
kagu