kameu
Basque
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian cammeo, from Medieval Latin camaeus, of unknown origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kameu/ [ka.me.u]
- Rhymes: -eu, -u
- Hyphenation: ka‧me‧u
Noun
kameu inan
- cameo (relief work)
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | kameu | kameua | kameuak | kameuok |
| ergative | kameuk | kameuak | kameuek | kameuok |
| dative | kameuri | kameuari | kameuei | kameuoi |
| genitive | kameuren | kameuaren | kameuen | kameuon |
| comitative | kameurekin | kameuarekin | kameuekin | kameuokin |
| causative | kameurengatik | kameuarengatik | kameuengatik | kameuongatik |
| benefactive | kameurentzat | kameuarentzat | kameuentzat | kameuontzat |
| instrumental | kameuz | kameuaz | kameuez | kameuotaz |
| innesive | kameutan | kameuan | kameuetan | kameuotan |
| locative | kameutako | kameuko | kameuetako | kameuotako |
| allative | kameutara | kameura | kameuetara | kameuotara |
| terminative | kameutaraino | kameuraino | kameuetaraino | kameuotaraino |
| directive | kameutarantz | kameurantz | kameuetarantz | kameuotarantz |
| destinative | kameutarako | kameurako | kameuetarako | kameuotarako |
| ablative | kameutatik | kameutik | kameuetatik | kameuotatik |
| partitive | kameurik | — | — | — |
| prolative | kameutzat | — | — | — |
Further reading
- “kameu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
West Makian
Etymology
Possibly related to Ternate ngau (“ear”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.ˈme.u/
Noun
kameu
Alternative forms
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics