| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈvəldəbɪə̯s/ |
| Hyphenation | wil·de·bees |
| Plural | wildebeeste |
| Diminutive | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| wildebeestjie | wildebeestjies |
| Catalan | nyu |
|---|---|
| Danish | gnu |
| Dutch | gnoe; wildebeest |
| English | gnu; wildebeest |
| Esperanto | gnuo |
| Finnish | gnuu |
| French | gnou |
| German | Gnu |
| Italian | gnu |
| Portuguese | gnu; boi‐cavalo |
| Russian | гну |
| Spanish | gnu; ñu |
| Swahili | kongoni; nyumbu |
| Swedish | gnu |