känguru
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Estonian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
känguru (genitive känguru, partitive kängurut)
Declension
| Declension of känguru (ÕS type 1/ohutu, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | känguru | kängurud | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | känguru | ||
| genitive | kängurute | ||
| partitive | kängurut | känguruid | |
| illative | kängurusse | kängurutesse känguruisse | |
| inessive | kängurus | kängurutes känguruis | |
| elative | kängurust | kängurutest känguruist | |
| allative | kängurule | kängurutele känguruile | |
| adessive | kängurul | kängurutel känguruil | |
| ablative | kängurult | kängurutelt känguruilt | |
| translative | känguruks | känguruteks känguruiks | |
| terminative | känguruni | känguruteni | |
| essive | känguruna | kängurutena | |
| abessive | känguruta | känguruteta | |
| comitative | känguruga | kängurutega | |
References
- känguru in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
- “känguru”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from English kangaroo, attested since 1787.
Pronunciation
Noun
känguru c
Declension
Declension of känguru