koala
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: kō-ä'lə, IPA(key): /koʊ.ˈɑː.lə/, /kəʊ.ˈɑː.lə/, /ˈkwɑː.lə/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /kə.ˈwɑː.lə/, /kəʊ.ˈɑː.lə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) Audio (US) (file) Audio (AU) (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
Basque
Etymology
Ultimately from Dharug.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koala/ [ko.a.la]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ala
- Hyphenation: ko‧a‧la
Declension
Declension of koala (animate, ending in -a)
indefinite | singular | plural | |
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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], euskaltzaindia.eus
Danish
Declension
Declension of koala
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | koala | koalaen | koalaer | koalaerne |
genitive | koalas | koalaens | koalaers | koalaernes |
Dutch
Pronunciation
audio (file) - Hyphenation: ko‧a‧la
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkoɑlɑ/, [ˈko̞ɑ̝lɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -oɑlɑ
- Syllabification(key): ko‧a‧la
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 koalainrare | ||
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 koalainrare | ||
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] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔ.a.la/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -a
Further reading
- “koala”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkoɒlɒ]
- Rhymes: -ɒlɒ
- Hyphenation: ko‧a‧la
- Rhymes: -lɒ
Declension
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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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 |
Possessive forms of koala | ||
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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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [koˈala]
- Hyphenation: ko‧ala
Noun
koala (first-person possessive koalaku, second-person possessive koalamu, third-person possessive koalanya)
- 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
Italian
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koˈa.la/
- Rhymes: -ala
- Hyphenation: ko‧à‧la
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
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔˈa.la/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ala
- Syllabification: ko‧a‧la
Declension
Descendants
- → Kashubian: kòala
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koˈa.la/
Declension
- Because of its unusual ending, this noun cannot be inflected normally. Inflected forms are often avoided.
Spanish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koˈala/ [koˈa.la]
- (Castilian)
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ala
- Syllabification: ko‧a‧la
Further reading
- “koala”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Swedish
Declension
Declension of koala | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | koala | koalan | koalor | koalorna |
Genitive | koalas | koalans | koalors | koalornas |
References
Turkish
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Declension
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Definite accusative | koalayı | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nominative | koala | koalalar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dative | koalaya | koalalara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | koalada | koalalarda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ablative | koaladan | koalalardan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | koalanın | koalaların | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ko˧˧ ʔaː˧˧ laː˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kow˧˧ ʔaː˧˧ laː˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kow˧˧ ʔaː˧˧ laː˧˧]
- Phonetic: cô a la
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