zuri
See also: Zuri, Züri, žüri, žuri, and zuří
Basque
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s̻uɾi/, [s̻u.ɾi]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Basque *zuri, perhaps from *zur (“wood”) + *-i.[1]
Adjective
zuri (comparative zuriago, superlative zurien, excessive zuriegi)
- white
- white (of or relating to Caucasians, people of European descent with light-coloured skin)
- bright
- false, hypocrite
- lazy, loafing
Declension
Declension of zuri (adjective, ending in vowel) | ||||
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indefinite | singular | plural | ||
absolutive | zuri | zuria | zuriak | |
ergative | zurik | zuriak | zuriek | |
dative | zuriri | zuriari | zuriei | |
genitive | zuriren | zuriaren | zurien | |
comitative | zurirekin | zuriarekin | zuriekin | |
causative | zurirengatik | zuriarengatik | zuriengatik | |
benefactive | zurirentzat | zuriarentzat | zurientzat | |
instrumental | zuriz | zuriaz | zuriez | |
inessive | anim. | zurirengan | zuriarengan | zuriengan |
inanim. | zuritan | zurian | zurietan | |
locative | anim. | — | — | — |
inanim. | zuritako | zuriko | zurietako | |
allative | anim. | zurirengana | zuriarengana | zuriengana |
inanim. | zuritara | zurira | zurietara | |
terminative | anim. | zurirenganaino | zuriarenganaino | zurienganaino |
inanim. | zuritaraino | zuriraino | zurietaraino | |
directive | anim. | zurirenganantz | zuriarenganantz | zurienganantz |
inanim. | zuritarantz | zurirantz | zurietarantz | |
destinative | anim. | zurirenganako | zuriarenganako | zurienganako |
inanim. | zuritarako | zurirako | zurietarako | |
ablative | anim. | zurirengandik | zuriarengandik | zuriengandik |
inanim. | zuritatik | zuritik | zurietatik | |
partitive | zuririk | — | — | |
prolative | zuritzat | — | — |
Noun
zuri inan or anim
- (inanimate) white
- (animate) a white person
- (animate) a lazy person, a loafer
- (inanimate, music) minim
- (inanimate) white wine
- Synonym: ardo zuri
Declension
Declension of zuri (animate and inanimate, ending in vowel) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | singular | plural | ||
absolutive | zuri | zuria | zuriak | |
ergative | zurik | zuriak | zuriek | |
dative | zuriri | zuriari | zuriei | |
genitive | zuriren | zuriaren | zurien | |
comitative | zurirekin | zuriarekin | zuriekin | |
causative | zurirengatik | zuriarengatik | zuriengatik | |
benefactive | zurirentzat | zuriarentzat | zurientzat | |
instrumental | zuriz | zuriaz | zuriez | |
inessive | anim. | zurirengan | zuriarengan | zuriengan |
inanim. | zuritan | zurian | zurietan | |
locative | anim. | — | — | — |
inanim. | zuritako | zuriko | zurietako | |
allative | anim. | zurirengana | zuriarengana | zuriengana |
inanim. | zuritara | zurira | zurietara | |
terminative | anim. | zurirenganaino | zuriarenganaino | zurienganaino |
inanim. | zuritaraino | zuriraino | zurietaraino | |
directive | anim. | zurirenganantz | zuriarenganantz | zurienganantz |
inanim. | zuritarantz | zurirantz | zurietarantz | |
destinative | anim. | zurirenganako | zuriarenganako | zurienganako |
inanim. | zuritarako | zurirako | zurietarako | |
ablative | anim. | zurirengandik | zuriarengandik | zuriengandik |
inanim. | zuritatik | zuritik | zurietatik | |
partitive | zuririk | — | — | |
prolative | zuritzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- zuriak eta beltzak aditu (“to read someone the riot act”)
- zuri-beltzeko (“black-and-white”)
- zuriberri (“plastering”)
- zuriberri (“plastering”)
- zuriberritu (“to plaster”)
- zuribide (“excuse”)
- zurigailu (“peeler”)
- zurigarri (“excuse”)
- zuri-gorri (“red and white, related to Athletic Bilbao”)
- zurikaildu (“to pale”)
- zurikail (“pale”)
- zurikatu (“to flatter”)
- zurikatx (“tree heath”)
- zurikatzaile (“flatterer”)
- zurikeria (“deceit”)
- zuriketari (“flatterer”)
- zuriketa (“whitening”)
- zurikin (“husk”)
- zurimenta (“white clothing”)
- zurin
- zuringo (“egg white”)
- zuringotu (“to roll the eyes”)
- Zuriñe
- zuritasun (“whiteness”)
- zuritzaile (“whitener”)
- zuriune (“blank space”)
- zuri-urdin (“white and blue, related to Real Sociedad”)
- zurixkatu (“to whiten”)
- zurixka (“whitish”)
- zurizta (“whitish”)
See also
zuri | gris | beltz |
gorri | laranja; marroi | hori |
berde | ||
oztin | urdin | |
ubel | more | arrosa |
Pronoun
zuri
- dative of zu (to you)
Noun
zuri
- dative indefinite of zur
References
- “zuri” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
Further reading
- "zuri" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “zuri” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
Serbo-Croatian
Verb
zuri (Cyrillic spelling зури)
- inflection of zuriti:
- third-person singular present
- second-person singular imperative
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Adjective
-zuri (declinable)
- good, kind
- Antonym: -baya
- nice
- pretty, beautiful
Inflection
Inflected forms of -zuri
Noun class | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
M-wa class | mzuri | wazuri |
M-mi class | mzuri | mizuri |
Ma class | zuri | mazuri |
Ki-vi class | kizuri | vizuri |
N class | nzuri | nzuri |
U class | mzuri | nzuri |
Pa class | pazuri | pazuri |
Ku class | kuzuri | kuzuri |
Mu class | muzuri | muzuri |
Derived terms
- uzuri
See also
- -ema