liburu
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Basque
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin librum, accusative singular of liber (“book”). Compare also Spanish libro.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
liburu inan
Declension
Declension of liburu (inanimate, ending in vowel)
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | liburu | liburua | liburuak |
| ergative | liburuk | liburuak | liburuek |
| dative | libururi | liburuari | liburuei |
| genitive | libururen | liburuaren | liburuen |
| comitative | libururekin | liburuarekin | liburuekin |
| causative | libururengatik | liburuarengatik | liburuengatik |
| benefactive | libururentzat | liburuarentzat | liburuentzat |
| instrumental | liburuz | liburuaz | liburuez |
| inessive | liburutan | liburuan | liburuetan |
| locative | liburutako | liburuko | liburuetako |
| allative | liburutara | liburura | liburuetara |
| terminative | liburutaraino | libururaino | liburuetaraino |
| directive | liburutarantz | libururantz | liburuetarantz |
| destinative | liburutarako | libururako | liburuetarako |
| ablative | liburutatik | liburutik | liburuetatik |
| partitive | libururik | — | — |
| prolative | liburutzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- liburu elektroniko (“e-book”)
- liburu santu (“holy book, the Bible”)
- liburu-denda (“bookshop”)
- liburugile
- liburugintza
- liburuki
- liburukote
- liburutegi (“library”)
- liburutxo (“booklet”)
- liburuxka (“booklet”)
- liburuzain (“librarian”)
- liburuzale (“bibliophile”)
References
- ^ “liburu” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
Further reading
- “liburu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “liburu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005