kagu

See also: kägu

English

Wikispecies

Alternative forms

• cagou

Noun

kagu (plural kagus)

1. A New Caledonian endemic bird species, Rhynochetos jubatus, the only surviving member of the family Rhynochetidae.
   • 1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros‎^[1], London: Jonathan Cape, page 33:

     Therewith hastened the Kagu into the shadowy hall, moving softly and rolling a little in her gait, with her head thrust forward; and a little flurried was she in her bearing as she darted this way and that her large and beautiful eyes, mild and timid, that were like liquid gold heated to redness. Somewhat like a heron she was, but stouter, and shorter of leg, and her beak shorter and thicker than the heron’s; and so long and delicate was her pale gray plumage that hard it was to say whether it were hair or feathers.

Translations

Rhynochetos jubatus

• Catalan: kagú m
• Finnish: kagu (fi)
• Russian: ка́гу (ru) m (kágu)

Estonian

Etymology

Cognate to Finnish kaakko (“south-east”) and Ingrian kakko (“south-east”). Most likely the same root as in kakerdama (“to move in an uncertain manner”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑɡu

Noun

kagu (genitive kagu, partitive kagu)

1. southeast

Declension

Declension of kagu (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		kagu	kagud
accusative	nom.
	gen.	kagu
genitive			kagude
partitive		kagu	kagusid
illative		kakku kagusse	kagudesse
inessive		kagus	kagudes
elative		kagust	kagudest
allative		kagule	kagudele
adessive		kagul	kagudel
ablative		kagult	kagudelt
translative		kaguks	kagudeks
terminative		kaguni	kagudeni
essive		kaguna	kagudena
abessive		kaguta	kagudeta
comitative		kaguga	kagudega

Coordinate terms

• (compass points)

loe	põhi	kirre
lääs		ida
edel	lõuna	kagu

Finnish

Etymology

From French cagou.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑɡu/, [ˈkɑ̝ɡu]
• Rhymes: -ɑɡu
• Hyphenation^(key): ka‧gu

Noun

kagu

1. kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus)

Declension

Inflection of kagu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		kagu	kagut
genitive		kagun	kagujen
partitive		kagua	kaguja
illative		kaguun	kaguihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kagu	kagut
accusative	nom.	kagu	kagut
	gen.	kagun
genitive		kagun	kagujen
partitive		kagua	kaguja
inessive		kagussa	kaguissa
elative		kagusta	kaguista
illative		kaguun	kaguihin
adessive		kagulla	kaguilla
ablative		kagulta	kaguilta
allative		kagulle	kaguille
essive		kaguna	kaguina
translative		kaguksi	kaguiksi
abessive		kagutta	kaguitta
instructive		—	kaguin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kagu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kaguni kaguni accusative nom. kaguni kaguni gen. kaguni genitive kaguni kagujeni partitive kaguani kagujani inessive kagussani kaguissani elative kagustani kaguistani illative kaguuni kaguihini adessive kagullani kaguillani ablative kagultani kaguiltani allative kagulleni kaguilleni essive kagunani kaguinani translative kagukseni kaguikseni abessive kaguttani kaguittani instructive — — comitative — kaguineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kagusi kagusi accusative nom. kagusi kagusi gen. kagusi genitive kagusi kagujesi partitive kaguasi kagujasi inessive kagussasi kaguissasi elative kagustasi kaguistasi illative kaguusi kaguihisi adessive kagullasi kaguillasi ablative kagultasi kaguiltasi allative kagullesi kaguillesi essive kagunasi kaguinasi translative kaguksesi kaguiksesi abessive kaguttasi kaguittasi instructive — — comitative — kaguinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kagumme kagumme accusative nom. kagumme kagumme gen. kagumme genitive kagumme kagujemme partitive kaguamme kagujamme inessive kagussamme kaguissamme elative kagustamme kaguistamme illative kaguumme kaguihimme adessive kagullamme kaguillamme ablative kagultamme kaguiltamme allative kagullemme kaguillemme essive kagunamme kaguinamme translative kaguksemme kaguiksemme abessive kaguttamme kaguittamme instructive — — comitative — kaguinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kagunne kagunne accusative nom. kagunne kagunne gen. kagunne genitive kagunne kagujenne partitive kaguanne kagujanne inessive kagussanne kaguissanne elative kagustanne kaguistanne illative kaguunne kaguihinne adessive kagullanne kaguillanne ablative kagultanne kaguiltanne allative kagullenne kaguillenne essive kagunanne kaguinanne translative kaguksenne kaguiksenne abessive kaguttanne kaguittanne instructive — — comitative — kaguinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kagunsa kagunsa accusative nom. kagunsa kagunsa gen. kagunsa genitive kagunsa kagujensa partitive kaguaan kaguansa kagujaan kagujansa inessive kagussaan kagussansa kaguissaan kaguissansa elative kagustaan kagustansa kaguistaan kaguistansa illative kaguunsa kaguihinsa adessive kagullaan kagullansa kaguillaan kaguillansa ablative kagultaan kagultansa kaguiltaan kaguiltansa allative kagulleen kagullensa kaguilleen kaguillensa essive kagunaan kagunansa kaguinaan kaguinansa translative kagukseen kaguksensa kaguikseen kaguiksensa abessive kaguttaan kaguttansa kaguittaan kaguittansa instructive — — comitative — kaguineen kaguinensa

Japanese

Romanization

kagu

1. Rōmaji transcription of かぐ