grapagailu

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Basque

Etymology

From grapatu (“to staple”) +‎ gailu (“device”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /ɡrapaɡai̯lu/
IPA^(key): (Southern) /ɡrapaɡaʎu/
Rhymes: -ai̯lu, -u
Rhymes: -aʎu, -u
Hyphenation: gra‧pa‧gai‧lu

Noun

grapagailu inan

stapler

Declension

Declension of *grapagailu* (inanimate, ending in vowel)
	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	grapagailu	grapagailua	grapagailuak
ergative	grapagailuk	grapagailuak	grapagailuek
dative	grapagailuri	grapagailuari	grapagailuei
genitive	grapagailuren	grapagailuaren	grapagailuen
comitative	grapagailurekin	grapagailuarekin	grapagailuekin
causative	grapagailurengatik	grapagailuarengatik	grapagailuengatik
benefactive	grapagailurentzat	grapagailuarentzat	grapagailuentzat
instrumental	grapagailuz	grapagailuaz	grapagailuez
inessive	grapagailutan	grapagailuan	grapagailuetan
locative	grapagailutako	grapagailuko	grapagailuetako
allative	grapagailutara	grapagailura	grapagailuetara
terminative	grapagailutaraino	grapagailuraino	grapagailuetaraino
directive	grapagailutarantz	grapagailurantz	grapagailuetarantz
destinative	grapagailutarako	grapagailurako	grapagailuetarako
ablative	grapagailutatik	grapagailutik	grapagailuetatik
partitive	grapagailurik	—	—
prolative	grapagailutzat	—	—

Further reading

“grapagailu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]

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