adelu

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Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /adelu/
  • Rhymes: -elu
  • Hyphenation: a‧de‧lu

Noun

adelu inan

  1. (Souletin) preparation
  2. (rare) decoration, ornament
  3. (rare) first use of something, a first

Declension

Declension of adelu (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive adelu adelua adeluak
ergative adeluk adeluak adeluek
dative adeluri adeluari adeluei
genitive adeluren adeluaren adeluen
comitative adelurekin adeluarekin adeluekin
causative adelurengatik adeluarengatik adeluengatik
benefactive adelurentzat adeluarentzat adeluentzat
instrumental adeluz adeluaz adeluez
inessive adelutan adeluan adeluetan
locative adelutako adeluko adeluetako
allative adelutara adelura adeluetara
terminative adelutaraino adeluraino adeluetaraino
directive adelutarantz adelurantz adeluetarantz
destinative adelutarako adelurako adeluetarako
ablative adelutatik adelutik adeluetatik
partitive adelurik — —
prolative adelutzat — —

Derived terms

  • adelatu (“to prepare”) (see there for further derivations)

Further reading

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