abio

See also: abio-

Basque

Etymology

Related to abiatu (“to start”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abio/ [a.β̞i.o]
• Rhymes: -io, -o
• Hyphenation: a‧bi‧o

Noun

abio inan

1. impulse, velocity
2. (Soule) departure, beginning

   Synonyms: abiada, abiamen

Declension

Declension of abio (inan V-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	abio	abioa	abioak	abiook
ergative	abiok	abioak	abioek	abiook
dative	abiori	abioari	abioei	abiooi
genitive	abioren	abioaren	abioen	abioon
comitative	abiorekin	abioarekin	abioekin	abiookin
causative	abiorengatik	abioarengatik	abioengatik	abioongatik
benefactive	abiorentzat	abioarentzat	abioentzat	abioontzat
instrumental	abioz	abioaz	abioez	abiootaz
innesive	abiotan	abioan	abioetan	abiootan
locative	abiotako	abioko	abioetako	abiootako
allative	abiotara	abiora	abioetara	abiootara
terminative	abiotaraino	abioraino	abioetaraino	abiootaraino
directive	abiotarantz	abiorantz	abioetarantz	abiootarantz
destinative	abiotarako	abiorako	abioetarako	abiootarako
ablative	abiotatik	abiotik	abioetatik	abiootatik
partitive	abiorik	—	—	—
prolative	abiotzat	—	—	—

Derived terms

• abio-motor (“engine starter”)

Further reading

• “abio”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “abio”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin abiēsbor.

Esperanto abio

Borrowed from Latin abiēs. Compare Ido abieto and Interlingua abiete. First attested in 1889.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbio/

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• Rhymes: -io
• Syllabification: a‧bi‧o

Noun

abio (accusative singular abion, plural abioj, accusative plural abiojn)

1. fir

Derived terms

nouns

• abiaro

adjectives

• abia

Further reading

• abi' in Fundamento de Esperanto by L. L. Zamenhof, 1905
• “abio”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “abio”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-present

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈbi.u/, /aˈbiw/ [aˈbiʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈbi.u/ [ɐˈβi.u]

• Hyphenation: a‧bi‧o

Noun

abio m (plural abios)

1. alternative spelling of abiu

Further reading

• “abio”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “abio”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026