deabru

Basque

Etymology

Syncope of earlier *deaburu, from Proto-Basque *deabulu, borrowed from early Romance, from Latin diabolus.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /deabru/, [d̪e̞.a.β̞ru]

Noun

deabru anim

1. the Devil, Satan
2. devil, demon
3. a mischievous person

Usage notes

Sometimes capitalised when referring specifically to Satan.

Declension

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	—	—

See also

• Satan
• Etsai
• txerren

Further reading

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