gamelu
Basque
Etymology
From Proto-Basque *ganbeLu, borrowed from Vulgar Latin *camellus, from Latin camelus, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος (kámēlos), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *gamal-. Sense two is a semantical borrowing from Spanish camello.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡamelu/ [ɡa.me.lu]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -elu, -u
- Hyphenation: ga‧me‧lu
Noun
gamelu anim
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | gamelu | gamelua | gameluak | gameluok |
| ergative | gameluk | gameluak | gameluek | gameluok |
| dative | gameluri | gameluari | gameluei | gameluoi |
| genitive | gameluren | gameluaren | gameluen | gameluon |
| comitative | gamelurekin | gameluarekin | gameluekin | gameluokin |
| causative | gamelurengatik | gameluarengatik | gameluengatik | gameluongatik |
| benefactive | gamelurentzat | gameluarentzat | gameluentzat | gameluontzat |
| instrumental | gameluz | gameluaz | gameluez | gameluotaz |
| innesive | gamelurengan | gameluarengan | gameluengan | gameluongan |
| locative | — | — | — | — |
| allative | gamelurengana | gameluarengana | gameluengana | gameluongana |
| terminative | gamelurenganaino | gameluarenganaino | gameluenganaino | gameluonganaino |
| directive | gamelurenganantz | gameluarenganantz | gameluenganantz | gameluonganantz |
| destinative | gamelurenganako | gameluarenganako | gameluenganako | gameluonganako |
| ablative | gamelurengandik | gameluarengandik | gameluengandik | gameluongandik |
| partitive | gamelurik | — | — | — |
| prolative | gamelutzat | — | — | — |
Derived terms
- gameluzain
Further reading
- “gamelu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “gamelu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005