abao
Basque
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abao/, [a.β̞a.o̞]
Noun
abao inan
- (Biscayan) honeycomb
- Synonym: abaraska
Declension
| Declension of abao (inanimate, ending in vowel) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
| absolutive | abao | abaoa | abaoak |
| ergative | abaok | abaoak | abaoek |
| dative | abaori | abaoari | abaoei |
| genitive | abaoren | abaoaren | abaoen |
| comitative | abaorekin | abaoarekin | abaoekin |
| causative | abaorengatik | abaoarengatik | abaoengatik |
| benefactive | abaorentzat | abaoarentzat | abaoentzat |
| instrumental | abaoz | abaoaz | abaoez |
| inessive | abaotan | abaoan | abaoetan |
| locative | abaotako | abaoko | abaoetako |
| allative | abaotara | abaora | abaoetara |
| terminative | abaotaraino | abaoraino | abaoetaraino |
| directive | abaotarantz | abaorantz | abaoetarantz |
| destinative | abaotarako | abaorako | abaoetarako |
| ablative | abaotatik | abaotik | abaoetatik |
| partitive | abaorik | — | — |
| prolative | abaotzat | — | — |
Further reading
- "abao" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “abao” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
Hiligaynon
Interjection
abáo
- (of grief or sorrow) oh, alas
- an expression of astonishment, joy, or surprise