kangur

See also: Kangur and kangùr

Polish

kangur

Etymology

Borrowed from French kangourou, from English kangaroo, from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaŋ.ɡur/

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• Rhymes: -aŋɡur
• Syllabification: kan‧gur

Noun

kangur m animal (female equivalent kangurzyca, diminutive kangurek)

1. kangaroo (marsupial)

Declension

Declension of kangur

	singular	plural
nominative	kangur	kangury
genitive	kangura	kangurów
dative	kangurowi	kangurom
accusative	kangura	kangury
instrumental	kangurem	kangurami
locative	kangurze	kangurach
vocative	kangurze	kangury

Derived terms

adjectives

• kangurowy
• kangurzy

 

nouns

• kangurka
• kangurzątko

 

verb

• kangurować impf

 

Descendants

• → Kashubian: kangùr

Further reading

• kangur in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kangur in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Volapük

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kanˈɡuɾ]

Noun

kangur (nominative plural kangurs)

1. kangaroo

Declension

declension of kangur

	singular	plural
nominative	kangur	kangurs
genitive	kangura	kanguras
dative	kangure	kangures
accusative	kanguri	kanguris
vocative 1	o kangur!	o kangurs!
predicative 2	kanguru	kangurus

• ¹ status as a case is disputed
• ² in later, non-classical Volapük only