karu

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

Ajië

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [karu]

Numeral

karu

two

References

Leenhardt, M. (1935) Vocabulaire et grammaire de la langue Houaïlou, Institut d'ethnologie. Cited in: "Houaïlou" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "Ajiø" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *karhu.

Noun

karu (genitive karu, partitive karu)

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

jääkaru

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)

unfertile, barren, bare (such as of land)
barren, stark
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
accusative	gen.	karun	karut
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.

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		karuni	karuni
accusative	nom.	karuni	karuni
accusative	gen.	karuni	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
instructive		—	—
abessive		karuttani	karuittani
comitative		—	karuineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		karusi	karusi
accusative	nom.	karusi	karusi
accusative	gen.	karusi	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
instructive		—	—
abessive		karuttasi	karuittasi
comitative		—	karuinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		karumme	karumme
accusative	nom.	karumme	karumme
accusative	gen.	karumme	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
instructive		—	—
abessive		karuttamme	karuittamme
comitative		—	karuinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		karunne	karunne
accusative	nom.	karunne	karunne
accusative	gen.	karunne	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
instructive		—	—
abessive		karuttanne	karuittanne
comitative		—	karuinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		karunsa	karunsa
accusative	nom.	karunsa	karunsa
accusative	gen.	karunsa	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
instructive		—	—
abessive		karuttaan karuttansa	karuittaan karuittansa
comitative		—	karuineen karuinensa

Derived terms

Anagrams

kura

Japanese

Romanization

karu

Rōmaji transcription of かる

Kambera

Alternative forms

karung

Noun

karu

sack

References

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

Karelian

Noun

karu

devil

Latvian

Noun

karu m

accusative singular form of karš
instrumental plural form of karš
genitive plural form of karš

Verb

karu

1st person singular present indicative form of kārt

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkaru/

Noun

karu

accusative/instrumental singular of kara

Old Tupi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ka.ˈɾu/

Verb

karu

to have lunch; to eat
Erekaru
You eat.

Conjugation

(ixé) akaru
(endé) erekaru
(a'e) okaru
(oré) orokaru
(îandé) îakaru
(peẽ) pekaru
(a'e) okaru

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

seed

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *karhu.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

karu

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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