abao

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abao/ [a.β̞a.o]
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  • Rhymes: -ao, -o
  • Hyphenation: a‧ba‧o

Noun

abao inan

  1. (Biscayan) honeycomb
    Synonym: abaraska

Declension

Declension of abao (inan V-stem)
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive abao abaoa abaoak abaook
ergative abaok abaoak abaoek abaook
dative abaori abaoari abaoei abaooi
genitive abaoren abaoaren abaoen abaoon
comitative abaorekin abaoarekin abaoekin abaookin
causative abaorengatik abaoarengatik abaoengatik abaoongatik
benefactive abaorentzat abaoarentzat abaoentzat abaoontzat
instrumental abaoz abaoaz abaoez abaootaz
innesive abaotan abaoan abaoetan abaootan
locative abaotako abaoko abaoetako abaootako
allative abaotara abaora abaoetara abaootara
terminative abaotaraino abaoraino abaoetaraino abaootaraino
directive abaotarantz abaorantz abaoetarantz abaootarantz
destinative abaotarako abaorako abaoetarako abaootarako
ablative abaotatik abaotik abaoetatik abaootatik
partitive abaorik
prolative abaotzat

Further reading

  • abao”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • abao”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Hiligaynon

Interjection

abáo

  1. (of grief or sorrow) oh, alas
  2. an expression of astonishment, joy, or surprise