unau

English

An unau

Etymology

From Brazilian Portuguese, from Tupian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /juːˈnɔː/, /uːˈnaʊ/

Noun

unau (plural unaus)

1. Linnaeus's two-toed sloth, Choloepus didactylus, a two-toed sloth native to South America.
   • 1834, Augustus Addison Gould, editor, A System of Natural History, page 264:

     The unau, or two-toed sloth, has no tail, and only two nails on the fore feet. The ai, or three-toed sloth, has a short tail, and three nails on every foot. The nose of the unau, is likewise much longer, the forehead higher, and the ears longer than those of the ai.

Finnish

Etymology

< Tupian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈunɑu/, [ˈunɑ̝u]
• Rhymes: -unɑu
• Syllabification^(key): u‧na‧u

Noun

unau

1. Linnaeus's two-toed sloth, southern two-toed sloth, unau, Linne's two-toed sloth, Choloepus didactylus

Declension

Inflection of unau (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)
nominative		unau	unaut
genitive		unaun	unauiden unauitten
partitive		unauta	unauita
illative		unauhun	unauihin
		singular	plural
nominative		unau	unaut
accusative	nom.	unau	unaut
	gen.	unaun
genitive		unaun	unauiden unauitten
partitive		unauta	unauita
inessive		unaussa	unauissa
elative		unausta	unauista
illative		unauhun	unauihin
adessive		unaulla	unauilla
ablative		unaulta	unauilta
allative		unaulle	unauille
essive		unauna	unauina
translative		unauksi	unauiksi
abessive		unautta	unauitta
instructive		—	unauin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of unau (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative unauni unauni accusative nom. unauni unauni gen. unauni genitive unauni unauideni unauitteni partitive unautani unauitani inessive unaussani unauissani elative unaustani unauistani illative unauhuni unauihini adessive unaullani unauillani ablative unaultani unauiltani allative unaulleni unauilleni essive unaunani unauinani translative unaukseni unauikseni abessive unauttani unauittani instructive — — comitative — unauineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative unausi unausi accusative nom. unausi unausi gen. unausi genitive unausi unauidesi unauittesi partitive unautasi unauitasi inessive unaussasi unauissasi elative unaustasi unauistasi illative unauhusi unauihisi adessive unaullasi unauillasi ablative unaultasi unauiltasi allative unaullesi unauillesi essive unaunasi unauinasi translative unauksesi unauiksesi abessive unauttasi unauittasi instructive — — comitative — unauinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative unaumme unaumme accusative nom. unaumme unaumme gen. unaumme genitive unaumme unauidemme unauittemme partitive unautamme unauitamme inessive unaussamme unauissamme elative unaustamme unauistamme illative unauhumme unauihimme adessive unaullamme unauillamme ablative unaultamme unauiltamme allative unaullemme unauillemme essive unaunamme unauinamme translative unauksemme unauiksemme abessive unauttamme unauittamme instructive — — comitative — unauinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative unaunne unaunne accusative nom. unaunne unaunne gen. unaunne genitive unaunne unauidenne unauittenne partitive unautanne unauitanne inessive unaussanne unauissanne elative unaustanne unauistanne illative unauhunne unauihinne adessive unaullanne unauillanne ablative unaultanne unauiltanne allative unaullenne unauillenne essive unaunanne unauinanne translative unauksenne unauiksenne abessive unauttanne unauittanne instructive — — comitative — unauinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative unaunsa unaunsa accusative nom. unaunsa unaunsa gen. unaunsa genitive unaunsa unauidensa unauittensa partitive unautaan unautansa unauitaan unauitansa inessive unaussaan unaussansa unauissaan unauissansa elative unaustaan unaustansa unauistaan unauistansa illative unauhunsa unauihinsa adessive unaullaan unaullansa unauillaan unauillansa ablative unaultaan unaultansa unauiltaan unauiltansa allative unaulleen unaullensa unauilleen unauillensa essive unaunaan unaunansa unauinaan unauinansa translative unaukseen unauksensa unauikseen unauiksensa abessive unauttaan unauttansa unauittaan unauittansa instructive — — comitative — unauineen unauinensa

Synonyms

• kaksivarvaslaiskiainen (dated)

French

Etymology

From Tupian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /y.no/

• Audio (Paris):

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Noun

unau m (plural unaus or unaux)

1. unau

Further reading

“unau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Welsh

Noun

unau m pl

1. plural of un

Mutation

Mutated forms of unau

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
unau	unchanged	unchanged	hunau

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.