mairu
See also: màirù
Basque
editEtymology
editFrom Latin Maurus (“Moorish, Mauritanian”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmairu anim
- (historical) Moor
- (derogatory) a Muslim or Arab
- (archaic) pagan
- Synonym: jentil
Declension
editDeclension of mairu (animate, ending in vowel)
indefinite | singular | plural | |
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absolutive | mairu | mairua | mairuak |
ergative | mairuk | mairuak | mairuek |
dative | mairuri | mairuari | mairuei |
genitive | mairuren | mairuaren | mairuen |
comitative | mairurekin | mairuarekin | mairuekin |
causative | mairurengatik | mairuarengatik | mairuengatik |
benefactive | mairurentzat | mairuarentzat | mairuentzat |
instrumental | mairuz | mairuaz | mairuez |
inessive | mairurengan | mairuarengan | mairuengan |
locative | — | — | — |
allative | mairurengana | mairuarengana | mairuengana |
terminative | mairurenganaino | mairuarenganaino | mairuenganaino |
directive | mairurenganantz | mairuarenganantz | mairuenganantz |
destinative | mairurenganako | mairuarenganako | mairuenganako |
ablative | mairurengandik | mairuarengandik | mairuengandik |
partitive | mairurik | — | — |
prolative | mairutzat | — | — |
Derived terms
edit- mairu-baratze (“cromlech”)
- mairu-herri
- mairuilar (“chickpea”)
Further reading
edit- “mairu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “mairu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Japanese
editRomanization
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- Rhymes:Basque/ai̯ɾu
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