inguru

Basque

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin in gȳrum (“in a circle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /inɡuɾu/ [iŋ.ɡu.ɾu]
  • Rhymes: -uɾu, -u
  • Hyphenation: in‧gu‧ru

Noun

inguru inan

  1. surroundings
    Synonym: ingurune
  2. turn, loop, return
    Synonyms: bira, itzuli
  3. detour
    Synonym: itzulinguru

Declension

Declension of inguru (inan V-stem)
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive inguru ingurua inguruak inguruok
ergative inguruk inguruak inguruek inguruok
dative ingururi inguruari inguruei inguruoi
genitive ingururen inguruaren inguruen inguruon
comitative ingururekin inguruarekin inguruekin inguruokin
causative ingururengatik inguruarengatik inguruengatik inguruongatik
benefactive ingururentzat inguruarentzat inguruentzat inguruontzat
instrumental inguruz inguruaz inguruez inguruotaz
innesive ingurutan inguruan inguruetan inguruotan
locative ingurutako inguruko inguruetako inguruotako
allative ingurutara ingurura inguruetara inguruotara
terminative ingurutaraino ingururaino inguruetaraino inguruotaraino
directive ingurutarantz ingururantz inguruetarantz inguruotarantz
destinative ingurutarako ingururako inguruetarako inguruotarako
ablative ingurutatik ingurutik inguruetatik inguruotatik
partitive ingururik — — —
prolative ingurutzat — — —

Derived terms

  • inguru-minguru
  • inguruabar
  • inguruabar aringarri
  • inguruabar astungarri
  • inguruan (“around”)
  • ingurubira
  • ingurugiro
  • inguruka
  • ingurumari
  • ingurumen
  • ingurune
  • ingurutsu
  • ingurutxo
  • itzulinguru (“detour”)
  • mahai-inguru

Adverb

inguru (not comparable)

  1. around
    Synonyms: inguruan, ingurura, inguru-inguru
  2. approximately
    Synonym: gutxi gorabehera

Derived terms

  • inguru-inguru

Further reading

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