gamelu
Basque edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Basque *ganbeɫu, borrowed from Vulgar Latin *camellus, from Latin camelus, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος (kámēlos), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *gamal-. Sense two is a semantical borrowing from Spanish camello.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gamelu anim
Declension edit
Declension of gamelu (animate, ending in vowel)
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | gamelu | gamelua | gameluak |
| ergative | gameluk | gameluak | gameluek |
| dative | gameluri | gameluari | gameluei |
| genitive | gameluren | gameluaren | gameluen |
| comitative | gamelurekin | gameluarekin | gameluekin |
| causative | gamelurengatik | gameluarengatik | gameluengatik |
| benefactive | gamelurentzat | gameluarentzat | gameluentzat |
| instrumental | gameluz | gameluaz | gameluez |
| inessive | gamelurengan | gameluarengan | gameluengan |
| locative | — | — | — |
| allative | gamelurengana | gameluarengana | gameluengana |
| terminative | gamelurenganaino | gameluarenganaino | gameluenganaino |
| directive | gamelurenganantz | gameluarenganantz | gameluenganantz |
| destinative | gamelurenganako | gameluarenganako | gameluenganako |
| ablative | gamelurengandik | gameluarengandik | gameluengandik |
| partitive | gamelurik | — | — |
| prolative | gamelutzat | — | — |