zulo

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See also: żuło

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *zuLo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /s̻ulo/
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /s̺ulo/

  • Rhymes: -ulo
  • Hyphenation: zu‧lo

Noun

zulo inan

  1. hole
  2. pit
  3. den, hiding place
  4. (colloquial) grave
  5. (colloquial) prison
  6. (military) silo

Declension

Declension of zulo (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive zulo zuloa zuloak
ergative zulok zuloak zuloek
dative zulori zuloari zuloei
genitive zuloren zuloaren zuloen
comitative zulorekin zuloarekin zuloekin
causative zulorengatik zuloarengatik zuloengatik
benefactive zulorentzat zuloarentzat zuloentzat
instrumental zuloz zuloaz zuloez
inessive zulotan zuloan zuloetan
locative zulotako zuloko zuloetako
allative zulotara zulora zuloetara
terminative zulotaraino zuloraino zuloetaraino
directive zulotarantz zulorantz zuloetarantz
destinative zulotarako zulorako zuloetarako
ablative zulotatik zulotik zuloetatik
partitive zulorik — —
prolative zulotzat — —

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Spanish: zulo (see there for further descendants)
  • →? Spanish: silo (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

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

Czech

Pronunciation

Participle

zulo

  1. neuter singular past active participle of zout

Esperanto

FWOTD – 29 August 2023

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish zulo.

Pronunciation

Noun

zulo (accusative singular zulon, plural zuloj, accusative plural zulojn)

  1. (neologism) cache, hiding place
    Synonyms: kaŝejo, kaŝangulo
    • 1993, Jorge Camacho, La Majstro kaj Martinelli:
      […] aspektis nude kiel orfa lokalo kaj friske kiel kripta zulo.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: zu‧lo

Noun

zulo m or f by sense (plural zulos)

  1. Uncommon form of zulu.

Adjective

zulo m or f (plural zulos)

  1. Uncommon form of zulu.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque zulo (“hole”). Possible doublet of silo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθulo/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈsulo/
  • Rhymes: -ulo
  • Syllabification: zu‧lo

Noun

zulo m (plural zulos)

  1. (Spain) cache, hiding place
    • 2011, Natascha Kampusch, 3.096 días, Aguilar, →ISBN:
      Estaba enterrada en hormigón. Encerrada en un zulo hermético. El secuestrador volvió a advertirme de las trampas explosivas, de las alarmas, de los cables por los que llevaba la electricidad hasta mi refugio.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

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