# nandu
## English
### Alternative forms

* nandou, nandow

### Etymology

From French nandou from Spanish ñandú from Guaraní ñandu guasu.

### Noun

nandu (plural nandus)
* rhea (large, flightless birds)

### References

* “nandu”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈnandu]

### Noun

nandu m anim
* nandu, rhea (flightless bird)

#### Declension

Also indeclinable.

## Finnish
### Etymology

From French nandou.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnɑndu/, [ˈnɑ̝ndu]
* Rhymes: -ɑndu
* Hyphenation: nan‧du

### Noun

nandu
* rhea (bird of the family Rheidae)
* greater rhea, American rhea (Rhea americana) (only extant species of the genus Rhea, native to eastern South America)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of nandu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nanduni
nanduni
accusative
nom.
nanduni
nanduni
gen.
nanduni
genitive
nanduni
nandujeni
partitive
nanduani
nandujani
inessive
nandussani
nanduissani
elative
nandustani
nanduistani
illative
nanduuni
nanduihini
adessive
nandullani
nanduillani
ablative
nandultani
nanduiltani
allative
nandulleni
nanduilleni
essive
nandunani
nanduinani
translative
nandukseni
nanduikseni
abessive
nanduttani
nanduittani
instructive
comitative
—nanduineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nandusi
nandusi
accusative
nom.
nandusi
nandusi
gen.
nandusi
genitive
nandusi
nandujesi
partitive
nanduasi
nandujasi
inessive
nandussasi
nanduissasi
elative
nandustasi
nanduistasi
illative
nanduusi
nanduihisi
adessive
nandullasi
nanduillasi
ablative
nandultasi
nanduiltasi
allative
nandullesi
nanduillesi
essive
nandunasi
nanduinasi
translative
nanduksesi
nanduiksesi
abessive
nanduttasi
nanduittasi
instructive
comitative
—nanduinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nandumme
nandumme
accusative
nom.
nandumme
nandumme
gen.
nandumme
genitive
nandumme
nandujemme
partitive
nanduamme
nandujamme
inessive
nandussamme
nanduissamme
elative
nandustamme
nanduistamme
illative
nanduumme
nanduihimme
adessive
nandullamme
nanduillamme
ablative
nandultamme
nanduiltamme
allative
nandullemme
nanduillemme
essive
nandunamme
nanduinamme
translative
nanduksemme
nanduiksemme
abessive
nanduttamme
nanduittamme
instructive
comitative
—nanduinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nandunne
nandunne
accusative
nom.
nandunne
nandunne
gen.
nandunne
genitive
nandunne
nandujenne
partitive
nanduanne
nandujanne
inessive
nandussanne
nanduissanne
elative
nandustanne
nanduistanne
illative
nanduunne
nanduihinne
adessive
nandullanne
nanduillanne
ablative
nandultanne
nanduiltanne
allative
nandullenne
nanduillenne
essive
nandunanne
nanduinanne
translative
nanduksenne
nanduiksenne
abessive
nanduttanne
nanduittanne
instructive
comitative
—nanduinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nandunsa
nandunsa
accusative
nom.
nandunsa
nandunsa
gen.
nandunsa
genitive
nandunsa
nandujensa
partitive
nanduaan nanduansa
nandujaan nandujansa
inessive
nandussaan nandussansa
nanduissaan nanduissansa
elative
nandustaan nandustansa
nanduistaan nanduistansa
illative
nanduunsa
nanduihinsa
adessive
nandullaan nandullansa
nanduillaan nanduillansa
ablative
nandultaan nandultansa
nanduiltaan nanduiltansa
allative
nandulleen nandullensa
nanduilleen nanduillensa
essive
nandunaan nandunansa
nanduinaan nanduinansa
translative
nandukseen nanduksensa
nanduikseen nanduiksensa
abessive
nanduttaan nanduttansa
nanduittaan nanduittansa
instructive
comitative
—nanduineen nanduinensa :

#### Derived terms

* nandulintu
* patagoniannandu (Rhea pennata, syn. Pterocnemia pennata)

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ñandú.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnan.du/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -andu
* Syllabification: nan‧du

### Noun

nandu n (indeclinable)
* rhea, nandu (any ratite of the family Rheidae)

### Further reading

* nandu in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* nandu in PWN's encyclopedia

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* nhandu

### Etymology

From Spanish ñandú from Guaraní ñandu guasu.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /nɐ̃ˈdu/
* (Portugal) IPA: /nɐ̃ˈdu/

### Noun

nandu m (plural nandus)
* rhea (any of the American flightless birds of the genus Rhea)
    Synonym: ema

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French nandou.

### Noun

nandu m (uncountable)
* nandu