gailu
Basque
Etymology
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Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /ɡai̯lu/ [ɡai̯.lu]
- IPA(key): (Southern) /ɡaʎu/ [ɡa.ʎu]
- Rhymes: -ai̯lu, -u
- Rhymes: -aʎu, -u
- Hyphenation: gai‧lu
Noun
gailu inan
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | gailu | gailua | gailuak | gailuok |
| ergative | gailuk | gailuak | gailuek | gailuok |
| dative | gailuri | gailuari | gailuei | gailuoi |
| genitive | gailuren | gailuaren | gailuen | gailuon |
| comitative | gailurekin | gailuarekin | gailuekin | gailuokin |
| causative | gailurengatik | gailuarengatik | gailuengatik | gailuongatik |
| benefactive | gailurentzat | gailuarentzat | gailuentzat | gailuontzat |
| instrumental | gailuz | gailuaz | gailuez | gailuotaz |
| innesive | gailutan | gailuan | gailuetan | gailuotan |
| locative | gailutako | gailuko | gailuetako | gailuotako |
| allative | gailutara | gailura | gailuetara | gailuotara |
| terminative | gailutaraino | gailuraino | gailuetaraino | gailuotaraino |
| directive | gailutarantz | gailurantz | gailuetarantz | gailuotarantz |
| destinative | gailutarako | gailurako | gailuetarako | gailuotarako |
| ablative | gailutatik | gailutik | gailuetatik | gailuotatik |
| partitive | gailurik | — | — | — |
| prolative | gailutzat | — | — | — |
Derived terms
- abiagailu (“engine starter”)
- aerolabaingailu (“hovercraft”)
- berogailu (“heater”)
- eranskailu (“sticker”)
- garbigailu (“washing machine”)
- grapagailu (“stapler”)
- hozkailu (“refrigerator; fridge”)
- ibilgailu (“vehicle”)
- igerigailu (“float”)
- igogailu (“lift, elevator”)
- izozkailu (“freezer”)
- kontagailu (“meter”)
- lokailu (“conjunction”)
- ordenagailu (“computer”)
- txigorgailu (“toaster”)
- xurgagailu (“vacuum cleaner”)
- zorrozkailu (“pencil sharpener”)
- zulagailu (“drill”)
Further reading
- “gailu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “gailu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005