Coined byRichard Stallman in 1983 as arecursive 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)”; compareXinu.
Specifically influenced by lack of English words of form?nu (“?NU is Not Unix”), thatgnu is the alphabetically first (and in fact only) English word of the form?nu (“?’s Not Unix”), thatgnu was perceived as a humorous word, and the existence of the song “The Gnu”.[1]
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GNU
| 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 | — |
