# jerbo
## Finnish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from English jerboa, itself from either Arabic جَرْبُوع (jarbūʕ) or يَرْبُوع (yarbūʕ). Coined by Nisäkäsnimistötoimikunta (Committee for Mammal Names) in 2008. Before that there was no single equivalent to "jerboa".

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjerbo/, [ˈje̞rbo̞]
* Rhymes: -erbo
* Hyphenation: jer‧bo

### Noun

jerbo
* jerboa (any of a number of jumping rodents comprising most of the family Dipodidae, with a long tufted tail, very small forefeet and very long hind legs)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of jerbo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
jerboni
jerboni
accusative
nom.
jerboni
jerboni
gen.
jerboni
genitive
jerboni
jerbojeni
partitive
jerboani
jerbojani
inessive
jerbossani
jerboissani
elative
jerbostani
jerboistani
illative
jerbooni
jerboihini
adessive
jerbollani
jerboillani
ablative
jerboltani
jerboiltani
allative
jerbolleni
jerboilleni
essive
jerbonani
jerboinani
translative
jerbokseni
jerboikseni
abessive
jerbottani
jerboittani
instructive
comitative
—jerboineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
jerbosi
jerbosi
accusative
nom.
jerbosi
jerbosi
gen.
jerbosi
genitive
jerbosi
jerbojesi
partitive
jerboasi
jerbojasi
inessive
jerbossasi
jerboissasi
elative
jerbostasi
jerboistasi
illative
jerboosi
jerboihisi
adessive
jerbollasi
jerboillasi
ablative
jerboltasi
jerboiltasi
allative
jerbollesi
jerboillesi
essive
jerbonasi
jerboinasi
translative
jerboksesi
jerboiksesi
abessive
jerbottasi
jerboittasi
instructive
comitative
—jerboinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
jerbomme
jerbomme
accusative
nom.
jerbomme
jerbomme
gen.
jerbomme
genitive
jerbomme
jerbojemme
partitive
jerboamme
jerbojamme
inessive
jerbossamme
jerboissamme
elative
jerbostamme
jerboistamme
illative
jerboomme
jerboihimme
adessive
jerbollamme
jerboillamme
ablative
jerboltamme
jerboiltamme
allative
jerbollemme
jerboillemme
essive
jerbonamme
jerboinamme
translative
jerboksemme
jerboiksemme
abessive
jerbottamme
jerboittamme
instructive
comitative
—jerboinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
jerbonne
jerbonne
accusative
nom.
jerbonne
jerbonne
gen.
jerbonne
genitive
jerbonne
jerbojenne
partitive
jerboanne
jerbojanne
inessive
jerbossanne
jerboissanne
elative
jerbostanne
jerboistanne
illative
jerboonne
jerboihinne
adessive
jerbollanne
jerboillanne
ablative
jerboltanne
jerboiltanne
allative
jerbollenne
jerboillenne
essive
jerbonanne
jerboinanne
translative
jerboksenne
jerboiksenne
abessive
jerbottanne
jerboittanne
instructive
comitative
—jerboinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
jerbonsa
jerbonsa
accusative
nom.
jerbonsa
jerbonsa
gen.
jerbonsa
genitive
jerbonsa
jerbojensa
partitive
jerboaan jerboansa
jerbojaan jerbojansa
inessive
jerbossaan jerbossansa
jerboissaan jerboissansa
elative
jerbostaan jerbostansa
jerboistaan jerboistansa
illative
jerboonsa
jerboihinsa
adessive
jerbollaan jerbollansa
jerboillaan jerboillansa
ablative
jerboltaan jerboltansa
jerboiltaan jerboiltansa
allative
jerbolleen jerbollensa
jerboilleen jerboillensa
essive
jerbonaan jerbonansa
jerboinaan jerboinansa
translative
jerbokseen jerboksensa
jerboikseen jerboiksensa
abessive
jerbottaan jerbottansa
jerboittaan jerboittansa
instructive
comitative
—jerboineen jerboinensa :

#### Derived terms

* aavikkojerbo
* afganistaninpikkujerbo
* aralinpikkujerbo
* arojerbo
* balkašinjerbo
* baluchistaninjerbo
* egyptinjerbo
* gobinhäntäjerbo
* gobinjerbo
* gobinpikkujerbo
* irakinjerbo
* iraninjerbo
* isoegyptinjerbo
* isojerbo
* kampavarvasjerbo
* kazakstaninjerbo
* keskiaasianjerbo
* kiinanjerbo
* kiinanpikkujerbo
* kirgisianjerbo
* kolmivarvasjerbo
* korvajerbo
* kyzylkuminjerbo
* maghrebinjerbo
* mongolianhäntäjerbo
* mongolianjerbo
* mongolianpikkujerbo
* pakistaninpikkujerbo
* paksuhäntäjerbo
* pikkujerbo
* pohjoisafrikanjerbo
* rasvahäntäjerbo
* turkmenistaninjerbo
* uzbekistaninjerbo
* uzbekistaninpikkujerbo

## Romanian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈʒerbo]

### Noun

jerbo f
* vocative singular of jerbă

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

From jȅr.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /jêrbo/
* Hyphenation: jer‧bo

### Conjunction

jȅrbo (Cyrillic spelling је̏рбо)
* (archaic) because

### References

* “jerbo”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## Spanish
### Alternative forms

* gerbo

### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈxeɾbo/ [ˈxeɾ.β̞o]
* Audio (Spain):(file)
* Rhymes: -eɾbo
* Syllabification: jer‧bo

### Noun

jerbo m (plural jerbos)
* gerbil

### Further reading

* “jerbo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Zaghawa
### Noun

jerbo
* elephant

### References

* Beria-English English-Beria Dictionary [provisional] ADESK, Iriba, Kobe Department, Chad