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Basque
Etymology
From zu (“you”) + hau (“this”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most dialects) /s̻eu̯/
- IPA(key): (Biscayan) /s̺eu̯/
- Rhymes: -eu̯
- Hyphenation: zeu
Pronoun
zeu
- (emphatic) Second-person singular personal pronoun; you
- Synonyms: zerori, zuhaur
Usage notes
See neu.
Declension
Declension of Basque personal pronouns
| Common pronouns
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singular
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plural
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| 1st person
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2nd person (informal)
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2nd person (neutral)
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1st person
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2nd person
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| absolutive
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ni
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hi
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zu
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gu
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zuek
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| ergative
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nik
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hik
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zuk
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guk
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| dative
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niri
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hiri
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zuri
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guri
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zuei
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| genitive
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nire,
ene
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hire
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zure
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gure
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zuen
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| comitative
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nirekin,
enekin
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hirekin
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zurekin
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gurekin
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zuekin
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| causative
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nigatik, niregatik,
enegatik
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higatik, hiregatik
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zugatik, zuregatik
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gugatik, guregatik
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zuengatik
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| benefactive
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niretzat, niretako,
enetzat,enetako
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hiretzat, hiretako
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zuretzat, zuretako
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guretzat, guretako
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zuentzat, zuendako
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| instrumental
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nitaz
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hitaz
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zutaz
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gutaz
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zuetaz
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| inessive
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nigan, niregan, nire baitan, nitan,
enegan, ene baitan
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higan, hiregan, hire baitan, hitan
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zugan, zuregan, zure baitan, zutan
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gugan, guregan, gure baitan, gutan
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zuengan, zuen baitan, zuetan
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| locative
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nire baitako, ene baitako
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hire baitako
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gu baitako, gure baitako
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zu baitako, zure baitako
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zuen baitako
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| allative
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niregana, nireganat, nire baitara, nire baitarat,
enegana, eneganat, ene baitara, ene baitarat
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hiregana, hireganat, hire baitara, hire baitarat
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zugana, zuregana, zuganat, zureganat,
zu baitara, zure baitara, zu baitarat, zure baitarat
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gugana, guregana, guganat, gureganat,
gu baitara, gure baitara, gu baitarat, gure baitarat
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zuengana, zuenganat,
zuen baitara, zuen baitarat
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| terminative
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nireganaino, nire baitaraino,
eneganaino
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higanaino, hireganaino,
hire baitaraino
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zuganaino, zureganaino,
zu baitaraino, zure baitaraino
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guganaino, gureganaino,
gu baitaraino, gure baitaraino
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zuenganaino,
zuen baitaraino
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| directive
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niganantz, nireganantz,
eneganantz
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higanantz, hireganantz
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zuganantz, zureganantz
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guganantz, gureganantz
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zuenganantz
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| destinative
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niganako, nireganako,
eneganako
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higanako, hireganako
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zuganako, zureganako
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guganako, gureganako
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zuenganako
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| ablative
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nireganik, niregandik, nire baitatik, nire baitarik,
eneganik, enegandik, ene baitatik, ene baitarik
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higanik, hireganik, higandik, hiregandik,
hire baitatik, hire baitarik
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zuganik, zureganik, zugandik, zuregandik,
zu baitatik, zu baitarik, zure baitatik, zure baitarik
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guganik, gureganik, gugandik, guregandik,
gu baitatik, gu baitarik, gure baitatik, gure baitarik
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zuenganik, zuengandik,
zuen baitatik, zuen baitarik
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| Emphatic pronouns
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| absolutive
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neu
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heu
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zeu
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geu
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zeuek
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| ergative
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neuk
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heuk
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zeuk
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geuk
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| dative
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neuri
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heuri
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zeuri
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geuri
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zeuei
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| genitive
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neure
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heure
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zeure
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geure
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zeuen
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| comitative
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neurekin
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heurekin
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zeurekin
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geurekin
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zeuekin
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| causative
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neugatik, neuregatik
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heugatik, heuregatik
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zugatik, zuregatik
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gugatik, guregatik
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zuengatik
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| benefactive
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neuretzat, neuretako
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heuretzat, heuretako
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zeuretzat, zeuretako
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geuretzat, geuretako
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zeuentzat, zeuendako
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| instrumental
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neutaz
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heutaz
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zeutaz
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geutaz
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zeuetaz
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| inessive
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neugan
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heuregan, heure baitan
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zeugan, zeuregan
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geugan, geuregan
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zeuengan
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| locative
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neure baitako
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heure baitako
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zeure baitako
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geure baitako
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zeuen baitako
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| allative
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neuregana
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heugana, heuregana, heure baitara, heure baitarat
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zeugana, zeuregana
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geugana, geuregana
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zeuengana
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| terminative
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neuregaino
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heuganaino, heureganaino, heure baitaraino
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zeuganaino, zeureganaino
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geuganaino, geureganaino
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zeuenganaino
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| directive
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neuganantz
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heuganantz, heureganantz
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zeuganantz, zeureganantz
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geuganantz, geureganantz
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zeuenganantz
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| destinative
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neureganako
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heuganako, heureganako
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zeuganako, zeureganako
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geuganako, geureganako
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zeuenganako
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| ablative
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neuganik, neugandik
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heuganik, heureganik, heugandik, heuregandik,
heure baitatik, heure baitarik
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zeuganik, zeureganik, zeugandik, zeuregandik
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geuganik, geureganik, geugandik, geuregandik
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zeuenganik, zeuengandik
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Derived terms
Further reading
- “zeu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “zeu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Romanian
Etymology
Inherited from Latin deus, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic *deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós. Doublet of zău.
Pronunciation
Noun
zeu m (plural zei, feminine equivalent zee or zeiță)
- god
Declension
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