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Ajië

Pronunciation

Numeral

karu

  1. two

References

Estonian

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Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *karhu.

Noun

karu (genitive karu, partitive karu)

  1. bear

Declension

Declension of karu (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative karu karud
accusative nom.
gen. karu
genitive karude
partitive karu karusid
illative karru
karusse 		karudesse
inessive karus karudes
elative karust karudest
allative karule karudele
adessive karul karudel
ablative karult karudelt
translative karuks karudeks
terminative karuni karudeni
essive karuna karudena
abessive karuta karudeta
comitative karuga karudega

Derived terms

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *karu (compare Karelian karu, Ludian karu).

Pronunciation

Adjective

karu (comparative karumpi, superlative karuin)

  1. unfertile, barren, bare (such as of land)
  2. barren, stark
  3. austere, harsh

Declension

Inflection of karu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative karu karut
genitive karun karujen
partitive karua karuja
illative karuun karuihin
singular plural
nominative karu karut
accusative nom. karu karut
gen. karun
genitive karun karujen
partitive karua karuja
inessive karussa karuissa
elative karusta karuista
illative karuun karuihin
adessive karulla karuilla
ablative karulta karuilta
allative karulle karuille
essive karuna karuina
translative karuksi karuiksi
abessive karutta karuitta
instructive — karuin
comitative — karuine
Possessive forms of karu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative karuni karuni
accusative nom. karuni karuni
gen. karuni
genitive karuni karujeni
partitive karuani karujani
inessive karussani karuissani
elative karustani karuistani
illative karuuni karuihini
adessive karullani karuillani
ablative karultani karuiltani
allative karulleni karuilleni
essive karunani karuinani
translative karukseni karuikseni
abessive karuttani karuittani
instructive — —
comitative — karuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative karusi karusi
accusative nom. karusi karusi
gen. karusi
genitive karusi karujesi
partitive karuasi karujasi
inessive karussasi karuissasi
elative karustasi karuistasi
illative karuusi karuihisi
adessive karullasi karuillasi
ablative karultasi karuiltasi
allative karullesi karuillesi
essive karunasi karuinasi
translative karuksesi karuiksesi
abessive karuttasi karuittasi
instructive — —
comitative — karuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative karumme karumme
accusative nom. karumme karumme
gen. karumme
genitive karumme karujemme
partitive karuamme karujamme
inessive karussamme karuissamme
elative karustamme karuistamme
illative karuumme karuihimme
adessive karullamme karuillamme
ablative karultamme karuiltamme
allative karullemme karuillemme
essive karunamme karuinamme
translative karuksemme karuiksemme
abessive karuttamme karuittamme
instructive — —
comitative — karuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative karunne karunne
accusative nom. karunne karunne
gen. karunne
genitive karunne karujenne
partitive karuanne karujanne
inessive karussanne karuissanne
elative karustanne karuistanne
illative karuunne karuihinne
adessive karullanne karuillanne
ablative karultanne karuiltanne
allative karullenne karuillenne
essive karunanne karuinanne
translative karuksenne karuiksenne
abessive karuttanne karuittanne
instructive — —
comitative — karuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative karunsa karunsa
accusative nom. karunsa karunsa
gen. karunsa
genitive karunsa karujensa
partitive karuaan
karuansa 		karujaan
karujansa
inessive karussaan
karussansa 		karuissaan
karuissansa
elative karustaan
karustansa 		karuistaan
karuistansa
illative karuunsa karuihinsa
adessive karullaan
karullansa 		karuillaan
karuillansa
ablative karultaan
karultansa 		karuiltaan
karuiltansa
allative karulleen
karullensa 		karuilleen
karuillensa
essive karunaan
karunansa 		karuinaan
karuinansa
translative karukseen
karuksensa 		karuikseen
karuiksensa
abessive karuttaan
karuttansa 		karuittaan
karuittansa
instructive — —
comitative — karuineen
karuinensa

Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

karu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かる

Kambera

Alternative forms

Noun

karu

  1. sack

References

  • Marian Klamer (1998) A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 213

Karelian

Noun

karu

  1. devil

Latvian

Noun

karu m

  1. inflection of karš:
    1. accusative singular
    2. instrumental/genitive plural

Verb

karu

  1. first-person singular present indicative of kārt

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

Noun

karu

  1. accusative/instrumental singular of kara

Maori

Noun

karu

  1. eye
    E ai ki ngā kōrero i whakapurua e Te Whānau-a-Apanui ngā karu o te papa angaanga o tana matua, o Te Pori-o-te-rangi, ki te harare pūwhero.
    It is said that Te Whānau-a-Apanui plugged up the eye sockets of the skull of her father, Te Pori-o-te-rangi, with red sealing wax.
  2. spongy matter around the seeds of a gourd

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kaʔru, from *kar- (“thing”) +‎ *ʔu (“to eat”), literally “to eat things”.

Cognate with Awetí kat-ʔu, Guaraní karu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈɾu/
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ru

Noun

karu (possessable)

  1. consumption (the act of eating)
  2. meal; repast (food served or eaten)
  3. overeating (the act of eating to excess)

Derived terms

Adjective

karu

  1. gluttonous (prone to overeating)

Derived terms

Verb

karu

  1. (intransitive) to have lunch; to eat
    Synonym: 'u
    Erekaru
    You eat.
  2. (intransitive) to graze (to eat grass from a pasture)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Nheengatu: karú

References

  1. ^ Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 404
  2. ^ Aryon d'Alligna Rodrigues (2007) “As consoantes do proto-tupí”, in Aryon d'Alligna Rodrigues, Ana Suelly Arruda Câmara Cabral, editors, Línguas e culturas tupí‎, 1 edition, volume 1, Campinas: Curt Nimuendajú, pages 167–204

Further reading

Papiamentu

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Portuguese caro and Spanish caro, ultimately from Latin carus

Adjective

karu

  1. expensive, costly, pricey
    Mi gusta e kas aki, pero e ta muchu karu.
    I like this house, but it's too expensive.

Rapa Nui

Noun

karu

  1. seed

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *karhu.

Pronunciation

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈkɑru/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑru
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ru

Noun

karu

  1. bear

Inflection

Declension of karu (type II/võrkko, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative karu karud
genitive karu karujõ, karui
partitive karrua karuitõ, karui
illative karrusõ, karru karuisõ
inessive karuz karuiz
elative karussõ karuissõ
allative karulõ karuilõ
adessive karullõ karuillõ
ablative karultõ karuiltõ
translative karussi karuissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
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