birao

Basque

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biɾao/ [bi.ɾa.o]
  • Rhymes: -ao, -o
  • Hyphenation: bi‧ra‧o

Noun

birao inan

  1. curse, swearword, oath
  2. blasphemy

Declension

Declension of birao (inan V-stem)
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive birao biraoa biraoak biraook
ergative biraok biraoak biraoek biraook
dative biraori biraoari biraoei biraooi
genitive biraoren biraoaren biraoen biraoon
comitative biraorekin biraoarekin biraoekin biraookin
causative biraorengatik biraoarengatik biraoengatik biraoongatik
benefactive biraorentzat biraoarentzat biraoentzat biraoontzat
instrumental biraoz biraoaz biraoez biraootaz
innesive biraotan biraoan biraoetan biraootan
locative biraotako biraoko biraoetako biraootako
allative biraotara biraora biraoetara biraootara
terminative biraotaraino biraoraino biraoetaraino biraootaraino
directive biraotarantz biraorantz biraoetarantz biraootarantz
destinative biraotarako biraorako biraoetarako biraootarako
ablative biraotatik biraotik biraoetatik biraootatik
partitive biraorik
prolative biraotzat

Further reading

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