gamelu

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *ganbeɫu, borrowed from Vulgar Latin *camellus, from Latin camelus, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος (kámēlos), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *gamal-. Sense two is a semantical borrowing from Spanish camello.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡamelu/, [ɡa.me̞.lu]
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Noun

gamelu anim

  1. camel
  2. (informal) pusher

Declension
Declension of gamelu (animate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive gamelu gamelua gameluak
ergative gameluk gameluak gameluek
dative gameluri gameluari gameluei
genitive gameluren gameluaren gameluen
comitative gamelurekin gameluarekin gameluekin
causative gamelurengatik gameluarengatik gameluengatik
benefactive gamelurentzat gameluarentzat gameluentzat
instrumental gameluz gameluaz gameluez
inessive gamelurengan gameluarengan gameluengan
locative — — —
allative gamelurengana gameluarengana gameluengana
terminative gamelurenganaino gameluarenganaino gameluenganaino
directive gamelurenganantz gameluarenganantz gameluenganantz
destinative gamelurenganako gameluarenganako gameluenganako
ablative gamelurengandik gameluarengandik gameluengandik
partitive gamelurik — —
prolative gamelutzat — —

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