zuri
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Basque
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -uɾi
- Hyphenation: zu‧ri
Etymology 1
From Proto-Basque *zuri, perhaps from *zur (“wood”) + *-i.[1]
Adjective
zuri (comparative zuriago, superlative zurien, excessive zuriegi)
- white
- white (of or relating to Caucasians, people of European descent with light-coloured skin)
- bright
- false, hypocrite
- lazy, loafing
Declension
Declension of zuri (adjective, ending in vowel)
| indefinite | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | zuri | zuria | zuriak | |
| ergative | zurik | zuriak | zuriek | |
| dative | zuriri | zuriari | zuriei | |
| genitive | zuriren | zuriaren | zurien | |
| comitative | zurirekin | zuriarekin | zuriekin | |
| causative | zurirengatik | zuriarengatik | zuriengatik | |
| benefactive | zurirentzat | zuriarentzat | zurientzat | |
| instrumental | zuriz | zuriaz | zuriez | |
| inessive | anim. | zurirengan | zuriarengan | zuriengan |
| inanim. | zuritan | zurian | zurietan | |
| locative | anim. | — | — | — |
| inanim. | zuritako | zuriko | zurietako | |
| allative | anim. | zurirengana | zuriarengana | zuriengana |
| inanim. | zuritara | zurira | zurietara | |
| terminative | anim. | zurirenganaino | zuriarenganaino | zurienganaino |
| inanim. | zuritaraino | zuriraino | zurietaraino | |
| directive | anim. | zurirenganantz | zuriarenganantz | zurienganantz |
| inanim. | zuritarantz | zurirantz | zurietarantz | |
| destinative | anim. | zurirenganako | zuriarenganako | zurienganako |
| inanim. | zuritarako | zurirako | zurietarako | |
| ablative | anim. | zurirengandik | zuriarengandik | zuriengandik |
| inanim. | zuritatik | zuritik | zurietatik | |
| partitive | zuririk | — | — | |
| prolative | zuritzat | — | — | |
Noun
zuri inan or anim
- (inanimate) white
- (animate) a white person
- (animate) a lazy person, a loafer
- (inanimate, music) minim
- (inanimate) white wine
- Synonym: ardo zuri
Declension
Declension of zuri (animate and inanimate, ending in vowel)
| indefinite | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | zuri | zuria | zuriak | |
| ergative | zurik | zuriak | zuriek | |
| dative | zuriri | zuriari | zuriei | |
| genitive | zuriren | zuriaren | zurien | |
| comitative | zurirekin | zuriarekin | zuriekin | |
| causative | zurirengatik | zuriarengatik | zuriengatik | |
| benefactive | zurirentzat | zuriarentzat | zurientzat | |
| instrumental | zuriz | zuriaz | zuriez | |
| inessive | anim. | zurirengan | zuriarengan | zuriengan |
| inanim. | zuritan | zurian | zurietan | |
| locative | anim. | — | — | — |
| inanim. | zuritako | zuriko | zurietako | |
| allative | anim. | zurirengana | zuriarengana | zuriengana |
| inanim. | zuritara | zurira | zurietara | |
| terminative | anim. | zurirenganaino | zuriarenganaino | zurienganaino |
| inanim. | zuritaraino | zuriraino | zurietaraino | |
| directive | anim. | zurirenganantz | zuriarenganantz | zurienganantz |
| inanim. | zuritarantz | zurirantz | zurietarantz | |
| destinative | anim. | zurirenganako | zuriarenganako | zurienganako |
| inanim. | zuritarako | zurirako | zurietarako | |
| ablative | anim. | zurirengandik | zuriarengandik | zuriengandik |
| inanim. | zuritatik | zuritik | zurietatik | |
| partitive | zuririk | — | — | |
| prolative | zuritzat | — | — | |
Derived terms
- zuri-beltzeko (“black-and-white”)
- zuri-gorri (“red and white, related to Athletic Bilbao”)
- zuri-urdin (“white and blue, related to Real Sociedad”)
- zuriak eta beltzak aditu (“to read someone the riot act”)
- zuriberri (“plastering”)
- zuriberri (“plastering”)
- zuriberritu (“to plaster”)
- zuribide (“excuse”)
- zurigailu (“peeler”)
- zurigarri (“excuse”)
- zurikail (“pale”)
- zurikaildu (“to pale”)
- zurikatu (“to flatter”)
- zurikatx (“tree heath”)
- zurikatzaile (“flatterer”)
- zurikeria (“deceit”)
- zuriketa (“whitening”)
- zuriketari (“flatterer”)
- zurikin (“husk”)
- zurimenta (“white clothing”)
- zurin
- zuringo (“egg white”)
- zuringotu (“to roll the eyes”)
- Zuriñe
- zuritasun (“whiteness”)
- zuritzaile (“whitener”)
- zuriune (“blank space”)
- zurixka (“whitish”)
- zurixkatu (“to whiten”)
- zurizta (“whitish”)
See also
| zuri | gris | beltz |
| gorri | laranja; marroi | hori |
| berde | ||
| oztin | urdin | |
| ubel | more | arrosa |
Etymology 2
Pronoun
zuri
Etymology 3
Noun
zuri
- dative indefinite of zur
References
- ^ “zuri” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
Further reading
- “zuri”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “zuri”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Serbo-Croatian
Verb
zuri (Cyrillic spelling зури)
- inflection of zuriti:
Swahili
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Adjective
-zuri (declinable)
Declension
Inflected forms of -zuri
| Noun class | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| m-wa class(I/II) | mzuri | wazuri |
| m-mi class(III/IV) | mzuri | mizuri |
| ji-ma class(V/VI) | zuri | mazuri |
| ki-vi class(VII/VIII) | kizuri | vizuri |
| n class(IX/X) | nzuri | nzuri |
| u class(XI) | mzuri | see n(X) or ma(VI) class |
| pa class(XVI) | pazuri | |
| ku class(XVII) | kuzuri | |
| mu class(XVIII) | muzuri |
Derived terms
See also
- -ema (“good”)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic زُور (zūr).
Noun
zuri (n class, plural zuri)