abao

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /abao/, [a.β̞a.o̞]

Noun

abao inan

1. (Biscayan) honeycomb

   Synonym: abaraska

Declension

Declension of abao (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	abao	abaoa	abaoak
ergative	abaok	abaoak	abaoek
dative	abaori	abaoari	abaoei
genitive	abaoren	abaoaren	abaoen
comitative	abaorekin	abaoarekin	abaoekin
causative	abaorengatik	abaoarengatik	abaoengatik
benefactive	abaorentzat	abaoarentzat	abaoentzat
instrumental	abaoz	abaoaz	abaoez
inessive	abaotan	abaoan	abaoetan
locative	abaotako	abaoko	abaoetako
allative	abaotara	abaora	abaoetara
terminative	abaotaraino	abaoraino	abaoetaraino
directive	abaotarantz	abaorantz	abaoetarantz
destinative	abaotarako	abaorako	abaoetarako
ablative	abaotatik	abaotik	abaoetatik
partitive	abaorik	—	—
prolative	abaotzat	—	—

Further reading

• “abao”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “abao”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Hiligaynon

Interjection

abáo

1. (of grief or sorrow) oh, alas
2. an expression of astonishment, joy, or surprise