karnauba

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese carnaúba, from Old Tupi karanaiwa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkarnau̯ba]
  • Hyphenation: kar‧nau‧ba

Noun

karnauba f (relational adjective karnaubový or karnaubský)

  1. carnauba (Copernicia prunifera, a palm tree of South America)
  2. carnauba (wax extracted from the carnauba palm)

Declension

Declension of karnauba (hard feminine)
singular plural
nominative karnauba karnauby
genitive karnauby karnaub
dative karnaubě karnaubám
accusative karnaubu karnauby
vocative karnaubo karnauby
locative karnaubě karnaubách
instrumental karnaubou karnaubami

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