karu

See also: Karu, kāru, kaŗu, karú, and karū

Ajië

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [karu]

Numeral

karu

  1. two

References

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *karhu.

Noun

karu (genitive karu, partitive karu)

  1. bear

Declension
Inflection of karu (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative karu karud
accusative karu karud
genitive karu 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
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑru/, [ˈkɑru]
  • Rhymes: -ɑru
  • Syllabification(key): ka‧ru

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
instructive — karuin
abessive karutta karuitta
comitative — karuine
Possessive forms of karu (type valo)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
possessor singular plural
1st person karuni karumme
2nd person karusi karunne
3rd person karunsa

Derived terms

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. accusative singular form of karš
  2. instrumental plural form of karš
  3. genitive plural form of karš

Verb

karu

  1. 1st person singular present indicative form of kārt

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkaru/

Noun

karu

  1. accusative/instrumental singular of kara

Old Tupi

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ka.ˈɾu/

Verb

karu

  1. to have lunch; to eat
    Erekaru
    You eat.

Conjugation

References
  • NAVARRO, E. A. Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil. São Paulo. Global. 2013.
  • NAVARRO, E. A. Método moderno de tupi antigo: a língua do Brasil dos primeiros séculos". São Paulo. Global. 2005.

Rapa Nui

Noun

karu

  1. seed

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *karhu.

Pronunciation
  • (Luuditsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈkɑru/, [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 karuje, karujõ, karui
partitive karrua karuitõ, karui
illative karru, karrusõ karuje, karujõ, 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 or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

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