adelu
Basque
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /adelu/, [a.ð̞e̞.lu]
Noun
adelu inan
- (Souletin) preparation
- (rare) decoration, ornament
- (rare) first use of something, a first
Declension
| Declension of adelu (inanimate, ending in vowel) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
| absolutive | adelu | adelua | adeluak |
| ergative | adeluk | adeluak | adeluek |
| dative | adeluri | adeluari | adeluei |
| genitive | adeluren | adeluaren | adeluen |
| comitative | adelurekin | adeluarekin | adeluekin |
| causative | adelurengatik | adeluarengatik | adeluengatik |
| benefactive | adelurentzat | adeluarentzat | adeluentzat |
| instrumental | adeluz | adeluaz | adeluez |
| inessive | adelutan | adeluan | adeluetan |
| locative | adelutako | adeluko | adeluetako |
| allative | adelutara | adelura | adeluetara |
| terminative | adelutaraino | adeluraino | adeluetaraino |
| directive | adelutarantz | adelurantz | adeluetarantz |
| destinative | adelutarako | adelurako | adeluetarako |
| ablative | adelutatik | adelutik | adeluetatik |
| partitive | adelurik | — | — |
| prolative | adelutzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- adelatu (“to prepare”) (see there for further derivations)
Further reading
- "adelu" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “adelu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus