zomorro

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /s̻omoro/ [s̻o.mo.ro]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /s̻omoro/ [s̻o.mo.ro]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /s̺omoro/ [s̺o.mo.ro]

• Rhymes: -oro
• Hyphenation: zo‧mo‧rro

Noun

zomorro anim

1. bug, creepy-crawly, insect

   Synonyms: intsektu, koko, mamorro, momorro, marmalo

Declension

Declension of zomorro (animate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	zomorro	zomorroa	zomorroak
ergative	zomorrok	zomorroak	zomorroek
dative	zomorrori	zomorroari	zomorroei
genitive	zomorroren	zomorroaren	zomorroen
comitative	zomorrorekin	zomorroarekin	zomorroekin
causative	zomorrorengatik	zomorroarengatik	zomorroengatik
benefactive	zomorrorentzat	zomorroarentzat	zomorroentzat
instrumental	zomorroz	zomorroaz	zomorroez
inessive	zomorrorengan	zomorroarengan	zomorroengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	zomorrorengana	zomorroarengana	zomorroengana
terminative	zomorrorenganaino	zomorroarenganaino	zomorroenganaino
directive	zomorrorenganantz	zomorroarenganantz	zomorroenganantz
destinative	zomorrorenganako	zomorroarenganako	zomorroenganako
ablative	zomorrorengandik	zomorroarengandik	zomorroengandik
partitive	zomorrorik	—	—
prolative	zomorrotzat	—	—

Derived terms

• labezomorro (“cockroach”)

 

Further reading

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