koala
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- enPR: kō-ä'lə, IPA(key): /koʊˈɑː.lə/, /kəʊˈɑː.lə/, /ˈkwɑː.lə/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /kəˈwɑː.lə/, /kəʊˈɑː.lə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) Audio (US): (file) Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːlə
Noun
koala (plural koalas)
- A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia.
- Synonyms: Phascolarctos cinereus, koala bear, (obsolete) native bear, (obsolete) native monkey, carbora
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
a tree-dwelling marsupial that resembles a small bear
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See also
- Gundaroo bullock
- koala on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Phascolarctos cinereus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Anagrams
Basque
Etymology
Ultimately from Dharug.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koala/ [ko.a.la]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ala, -a
- Hyphenation: ko‧a‧la
Noun
koala anim
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | koala | koala | koalak |
| ergative | koalak | koalak | koalek |
| dative | koalari | koalari | koalei |
| genitive | koalaren | koalaren | koalen |
| comitative | koalarekin | koalarekin | koalekin |
| causative | koalarengatik | koalarengatik | koalengatik |
| benefactive | koalarentzat | koalarentzat | koalentzat |
| instrumental | koalaz | koalaz | koalez |
| inessive | koalarengan | koalarengan | koalengan |
| locative | — | — | — |
| allative | koalarengana | koalarengana | koalengana |
| terminative | koalarenganaino | koalarenganaino | koalenganaino |
| directive | koalarenganantz | koalarenganantz | koalenganantz |
| destinative | koalarenganako | koalarenganako | koalenganako |
| ablative | koalarengandik | koalarengandik | koalengandik |
| partitive | koalarik | — | — |
| prolative | koalatzat | — | — |
Further reading
- “koala”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from English koala, from Dharug.
Noun
koala (singular definite ?, plural indefinite koala)
- koala
- Synonym: koalabjørn
Declension
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | koala | koalaen | koalaer | koalaerne |
| genitive | koalas | koalaens | koalaers | koalaernes |
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koːˈaː.laː/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: ko‧a‧la
- Rhymes: -aːlaː
Noun
koala m (plural koala's, diminutive koalaatje n)
Fijian
Etymology
Noun
koala
Finnish
Etymology
From English koala, from Dharug gula.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkoɑlɑ/, [ˈko̞ɑ̝lɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -oɑlɑ
- Syllabification(key): ko‧a‧la
- Hyphenation(key): koa‧la
Noun
koala
Declension
| Inflection of koala (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | koala | koalat | |
| genitive | koalan | koalojen | |
| partitive | koalaa | koaloja | |
| illative | koalaan | koaloihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | koala | koalat | |
| accusative | nom. | koala | koalat |
| gen. | koalan | ||
| genitive | koalan | koalojen koalain rare | |
| partitive | koalaa | koaloja | |
| inessive | koalassa | koaloissa | |
| elative | koalasta | koaloista | |
| illative | koalaan | koaloihin | |
| adessive | koalalla | koaloilla | |
| ablative | koalalta | koaloilta | |
| allative | koalalle | koaloille | |
| essive | koalana | koaloina | |
| translative | koalaksi | koaloiksi | |
| abessive | koalatta | koaloitta | |
| instructive | — | koaloin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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| Inflection of koala (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | koala | koalat | |
| genitive | koalan | koaloiden koaloitten koalojen | |
| partitive | koalaa | koaloita koaloja | |
| illative | koalaan | koaloihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | koala | koalat | |
| accusative | nom. | koala | koalat |
| gen. | koalan | ||
| genitive | koalan | koaloiden koaloitten koalojen koalain rare | |
| partitive | koalaa | koaloita koaloja | |
| inessive | koalassa | koaloissa | |
| elative | koalasta | koaloista | |
| illative | koalaan | koaloihin | |
| adessive | koalalla | koaloilla | |
| ablative | koalalta | koaloilta | |
| allative | koalalle | koaloille | |
| essive | koalana | koaloina | |
| translative | koalaksi | koaloiksi | |
| abessive | koalatta | koaloitta | |
| instructive | — | koaloin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Further reading
- “koala”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔ.a.la/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -a
Noun
koala m (plural koalas)
Further reading
- “koala”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
Noun
koala m (plural koalas)
Hungarian
Etymology
From English koala, from Dharug gula or gulawany.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkoɒlɒ]
- Rhymes: -ɒlɒ
- Hyphenation: ko‧a‧la
- Rhymes: -lɒ
Noun
koala (plural koalák)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | koala | koalák |
| accusative | koalát | koalákat |
| dative | koalának | koaláknak |
| instrumental | koalával | koalákkal |
| causal-final | koaláért | koalákért |
| translative | koalává | koalákká |
| terminative | koaláig | koalákig |
| essive-formal | koalaként | koalákként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | koalában | koalákban |
| superessive | koalán | koalákon |
| adessive | koalánál | koaláknál |
| illative | koalába | koalákba |
| sublative | koalára | koalákra |
| allative | koalához | koalákhoz |
| elative | koalából | koalákból |
| delative | koaláról | koalákról |
| ablative | koalától | koaláktól |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
koaláé | koaláké |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
koaláéi | koalákéi |
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | koalám | koaláim |
| 2nd person sing. | koalád | koaláid |
| 3rd person sing. | koalája | koalái |
| 1st person plural | koalánk | koaláink |
| 2nd person plural | koalátok | koaláitok |
| 3rd person plural | koalájuk | koaláik |
References
- ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN
Indonesian
Etymology
From English koala, from Dharug gula or gulawany.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [koˈala]
- Hyphenation: ko‧ala
Noun
koala (plural koala-koala)
- koala: a tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia
Further reading
- “koala” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Interlingua
Noun
koala
Italian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from English koala, from Dharug gula or gulawany.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koˈa.la/
- Rhymes: -ala
- Hyphenation: ko‧à‧la
Noun
koala m (invariable)
Further reading
- koala in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- koala in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- koala in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- koàla in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- koàla in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Marshallese
Noun
koala
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English koala, from Dharug gula or gulawany.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔˈa.la/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ala
- Syllabification: ko‧a‧la
Noun
koala f
Declension
Declension of koala
Descendants
- → Kashubian: kòala
Further reading
- koala in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- koala in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koˈa.la/
Noun
koala m or f (plural koala)
Declension
- Because of its unusual ending, this noun cannot be inflected normally. Inflected forms are often avoided.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | koala | koalaul | koala | — | |
| genitive-dative | koala | koalaului | koala | — | |
| vocative | koala | — | |||
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from English koala, from Dharug gula.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koˈala/ [koˈa.la]
Audio (Spain): (file) - Rhymes: -ala
- Syllabification: ko‧a‧la
Noun
koala m (plural koalas)
Further reading
- “koala”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
Swahili
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Noun
koala class IX (plural koala class X)
Swedish
Noun
koala c
- koala
- Synonyms: koalabjörn, (uncommon) pungbjörn
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | koala | koalas |
| definite | koalan | koalans | |
| plural | indefinite | koalor | koalors |
| definite | koalorna | koalornas |
References
Tok Pisin
Etymology
Noun
koala
Turkish
Etymology
From English koala, from Dharug gula or gulawany.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
koala (definite accusative koalayı, plural koalalar)
Declension
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Synonyms
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ko˧˧ ʔaː˧˧ laː˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kow˧˧ ʔaː˧˧ laː˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kow˧˧ ʔaː˧˧ laː˧˧]
- Phonetic spelling: cô a la
Noun
koala