GNU

See also: Gnu, gnu, gnú, and gnû

English

GNU project logo

Etymology

Coined by Richard Stallman in 1983 as a recursive acronym for “GNU's Not Unix”, following convention of naming programs similar to or inspired by existing programs as “(New Name) Is Not (Old Name)”; compare Xinu.

Specifically influenced by lack of English words of form ?nu (“?NU is Not Unix”), that gnu is the alphabetically first (and in fact only) English word of the form ?nu (“?’s Not Unix”), that gnu was perceived as a humorous word, and the existence of the song The Gnu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡnuː/, /ˈd͡ʒiːˌɛnˈjuː/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -uː
• Homophone: gnu (one pronunciation)

Proper noun

GNU

1. The Free Software Foundation's project to develop a free UNIX-like operating system, including the legal framework, such as the source code and documentation licenses.

Related terms

• GNU FDL
• GPL
• GNU/Linux

Further reading

• GNU on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Ngu, UNG, Ung, gun, nug

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡnuː]
• Rhymes: -nuː
• Homophone: gnú

Proper noun

GNU

1. (computing) GNU

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	GNU	—
accusative	GNU-t	—
dative	GNU-nak	—
instrumental	GNU-val	—
causal-final	GNU-ért	—
translative	GNU-vá	—
terminative	GNU-ig	—
essive-formal	GNU-ként	—
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	GNU-ban	—
superessive	GNU-n	—
adessive	GNU-nál	—
illative	GNU-ba	—
sublative	GNU-ra	—
allative	GNU-hoz	—
elative	GNU-ból	—
delative	GNU-ról	—
ablative	GNU-tól	—
non-attributive possessive - singular	GNU-é	—
non-attributive possessive - plural	GNU-éi	—

Possessive forms of GNU
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	GNU-m	—
2nd person sing.	GNU-d	—
3rd person sing.	GNU-ja	—
1st person plural	GNU-nk	—
2nd person plural	GNU-tok	—
3rd person plural	GNU-juk	—