# nagana
## English
### Alternative forms

* ngana

### Etymology

Borrowed from Zulu ulunakane, unakane.

### Noun

nagana (uncountable)
* (veterinary medicine) A disease of vertebrates in southern Africa, characterised by swelling and lethargy and caused by trypanosomes transmitted by tsetse flies. [from 19th c.]
** 1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 460:In 1894 Major David Bruce was sent to Zululand to investigate the cattle disease nagana.

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* Anaang

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English nagana, from Zulu ulunakane.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnɑɡɑnɑ/, [ˈnɑ̝ɡɑ̝nɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑɡɑnɑ
* Hyphenation: na‧ga‧na

### Noun

nagana
* (pathology) nagana (sleeping disease occurring in animals)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of nagana (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
naganani
accusative
nom.
naganani
gen.
naganani
genitive
naganani
partitive
naganaani
inessive
naganassani
elative
naganastani
illative
naganaani
adessive
naganallani
ablative
naganaltani
allative
naganalleni
essive
nagananani
translative
naganakseni
abessive
naganattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
naganasi
accusative
nom.
naganasi
gen.
naganasi
genitive
naganasi
partitive
naganaasi
inessive
naganassasi
elative
naganastasi
illative
naganaasi
adessive
naganallasi
ablative
naganaltasi
allative
naganallesi
essive
nagananasi
translative
naganaksesi
abessive
naganattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
naganamme
accusative
nom.
naganamme
gen.
naganamme
genitive
naganamme
partitive
naganaamme
inessive
naganassamme
elative
naganastamme
illative
naganaamme
adessive
naganallamme
ablative
naganaltamme
allative
naganallemme
essive
nagananamme
translative
naganaksemme
abessive
naganattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nagananne
accusative
nom.
nagananne
gen.
nagananne
genitive
nagananne
partitive
naganaanne
inessive
naganassanne
elative
naganastanne
illative
naganaanne
adessive
naganallanne
ablative
naganaltanne
allative
naganallenne
essive
naganananne
translative
naganaksenne
abessive
naganattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
naganansa
accusative
nom.
naganansa
gen.
naganansa
genitive
naganansa
partitive
naganaansa
inessive
naganassaan naganassansa
elative
naganastaan naganastansa
illative
naganaansa
adessive
naganallaan naganallansa
ablative
naganaltaan naganaltansa
allative
naganalleen naganallensa
essive
nagananaan nagananansa
translative
naganakseen naganaksensa
abessive
naganattaan naganattansa
instructive
comitative

## Italian
### Alternative forms

* n'gana

### Noun

nagana f (invariable)
* (pathology, veterinary medicine) nagana or n'gana (cattle disease caused by Trypanosoma brucei via tse-tse fly)

## Northern Sotho
### Verb

nagana
* to think

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /naˈɡa.na/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ana
* Syllabification: na‧ga‧na

### Etymology 1

Deverbal from naganić.

#### Noun

nagana f
* (education) reprimand

##### Related terms

* naganny
* przygana

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

nagana m inan
* genitive singular of nagan

### Further reading

* nagana in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* nagana in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego/ganić on the Polish Wikisource.Wikisource $^{pl}$