deabru
Basque edit
Etymology edit
Syncope of earlier *deaburu, from Proto-Basque *deabulu, borrowed from early Romance, from Latin diabolus.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
deabru anim
- the Devil, Satan
- devil, demon
- a mischievous person
Usage notes edit
Sometimes capitalised when referring specifically to Satan.
Declension edit
Declension of deabru (animate, ending in vowel)
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | deabru | deabrua | deabruak |
| ergative | deabruk | deabruak | deabruek |
| dative | deabruri | deabruari | deabruei |
| genitive | deabruren | deabruaren | deabruen |
| comitative | deabrurekin | deabruarekin | deabruekin |
| causative | deabrurengatik | deabruarengatik | deabruengatik |
| benefactive | deabrurentzat | deabruarentzat | deabruentzat |
| instrumental | deabruz | deabruaz | deabruez |
| inessive | deabrurengan | deabruarengan | deabruengan |
| locative | — | — | — |
| allative | deabrurengana | deabruarengana | deabruengana |
| terminative | deabrurenganaino | deabruarenganaino | deabruenganaino |
| directive | deabrurenganantz | deabruarenganantz | deabruenganantz |
| destinative | deabrurenganako | deabruarenganako | deabruenganako |
| ablative | deabrurengandik | deabruarengandik | deabruengandik |
| partitive | deabrurik | — | — |
| prolative | deabrutzat | — | — |