deabru

Basque

Etymology

Syncope of earlier *deaburu, from Proto-Basque *deabulu, borrowed from early Romance, from Latin diabolus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /deabru/, [d̪e̞.a.β̞ru]

Noun

deabru anim

  1. the Devil, Satan
  2. devil, demon
  3. a mischievous person

Usage notes

Sometimes capitalised when referring specifically to Satan.

Declension
Declension of deabru (animate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive deabru deabrua deabruak
ergative deabruk deabruak deabruek
dative deabruri deabruari deabruei
genitive deabruren deabruaren deabruen
comitative deabrurekin deabruarekin deabruekin
causative deabrurengatik deabruarengatik deabruengatik
benefactive deabrurentzat deabruarentzat deabruentzat
instrumental deabruz deabruaz deabruez
inessive deabrurengan deabruarengan deabruengan
locative — — —
allative deabrurengana deabruarengana deabruengana
terminative deabrurenganaino deabruarenganaino deabruenganaino
directive deabrurenganantz deabruarenganantz deabruenganantz
destinative deabrurenganako deabruarenganako deabruenganako
ablative deabrurengandik deabruarengandik deabruengandik
partitive deabrurik — —
prolative deabrutzat — —

See also

Further reading
  • "deabru" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “deabru” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
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