deabru
Basque
Etymology
Syncope of earlier *deaburu, from Proto-Basque *deabulu, borrowed from early Romance, from Latin diabolus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deabru/ [d̪e.a.β̞ru]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -abru, -u
- Hyphenation: de‧a‧bru
Noun
deabru anim
- the Devil, Satan
- devil, demon
- (figuratively) a mischievous person
Usage notes
Sometimes capitalised when referring specifically to Satan.
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | deabru | deabrua | deabruak | deabruok |
| ergative | deabruk | deabruak | deabruek | deabruok |
| dative | deabruri | deabruari | deabruei | deabruoi |
| genitive | deabruren | deabruaren | deabruen | deabruon |
| comitative | deabrurekin | deabruarekin | deabruekin | deabruokin |
| causative | deabrurengatik | deabruarengatik | deabruengatik | deabruongatik |
| benefactive | deabrurentzat | deabruarentzat | deabruentzat | deabruontzat |
| instrumental | deabruz | deabruaz | deabruez | deabruotaz |
| innesive | deabrurengan | deabruarengan | deabruengan | deabruongan |
| locative | — | — | — | — |
| allative | deabrurengana | deabruarengana | deabruengana | deabruongana |
| terminative | deabrurenganaino | deabruarenganaino | deabruenganaino | deabruonganaino |
| directive | deabrurenganantz | deabruarenganantz | deabruenganantz | deabruonganantz |
| destinative | deabrurenganako | deabruarenganako | deabruenganako | deabruonganako |
| ablative | deabrurengandik | deabruarengandik | deabruengandik | deabruongandik |
| partitive | deabrurik | — | — | — |
| prolative | deabrutzat | — | — | — |
See also
Further reading
- “deabru”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “deabru”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005