lauburu
Basque
Etymology
Often claimed to be from lau (“four”) + buru (“head”). However, some theorize a descent from Latin labarum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lau̯buɾu/, [lau̯.β̞u.ɾu]
Noun
lauburu inan
- a traditional Basque symbol with four curved 'heads' joined in the centre, somewhat in the manner of a swastika, fylfot or gammadion
Declension
| Declension of lauburu (inanimate, ending in vowel) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
| absolutive | lauburu | lauburua | lauburuak |
| ergative | lauburuk | lauburuak | lauburuek |
| dative | laubururi | lauburuari | lauburuei |
| genitive | laubururen | lauburuaren | lauburuen |
| comitative | laubururekin | lauburuarekin | lauburuekin |
| causative | laubururengatik | lauburuarengatik | lauburuengatik |
| benefactive | laubururentzat | lauburuarentzat | lauburuentzat |
| instrumental | lauburuz | lauburuaz | lauburuez |
| inessive | lauburutan | lauburuan | lauburuetan |
| locative | lauburutako | lauburuko | lauburuetako |
| allative | lauburutara | lauburura | lauburuetara |
| terminative | lauburutaraino | laubururaino | lauburuetaraino |
| directive | lauburutarantz | laubururantz | lauburuetarantz |
| destinative | lauburutarako | laubururako | lauburuetarako |
| ablative | lauburutatik | lauburutik | lauburuetatik |
| partitive | laubururik | — | — |
| prolative | lauburutzat | — | — |
Spanish
Etymology
Basque lauburu
Noun
lauburu m (plural lauburus)
- Basque cross