kameu

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cammeo, from Medieval Latin camaeus, of unknown origin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kameu̯/, [ka.me̞.u]

Noun

kameu inan

  1. cameo (relief work)

Declension
Declension of kameu (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive kameu kameua kameuak
ergative kameuk kameuak kameuek
dative kameuri kameuari kameuei
genitive kameuren kameuaren kameuen
comitative kameurekin kameuarekin kameuekin
causative kameurengatik kameuarengatik kameuengatik
benefactive kameurentzat kameuarentzat kameuentzat
instrumental kameuz kameuaz kameuez
inessive kameutan kameuan kameuetan
locative kameutako kameuko kameuetako
allative kameutara kameura kameuetara
terminative kameutaraino kameuraino kameuetaraino
directive kameutarantz kameurantz kameuetarantz
destinative kameutarako kameurako kameuetarako
ablative kameutatik kameutik kameuetatik
partitive kameurik — —
prolative kameutzat — —

Further reading
  • "kameu" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus

West Makian

Etymology

Possibly related to Ternate ngau (“ear”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ka.ˈme.u/

Noun

kameu

  1. ear

Alternative forms

References
  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics
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