deabru

Basque

Etymology

Syncope of earlier *deaburu, from Proto-Basque *deabulu, borrowed from early Romance, from Latin diabolus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deabru/ [d̪e.a.β̞ru]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -abru, -u
• Hyphenation: de‧a‧bru

Noun

deabru anim

1. the Devil, Satan
2. devil, demon
3. (figuratively) a mischievous person

Usage notes

Sometimes capitalised when referring specifically to Satan.

Declension

Declension of deabru (anim V-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	deabru	deabrua	deabruak	deabruok
ergative	deabruk	deabruak	deabruek	deabruok
dative	deabruri	deabruari	deabruei	deabruoi
genitive	deabruren	deabruaren	deabruen	deabruon
comitative	deabrurekin	deabruarekin	deabruekin	deabruokin
causative	deabrurengatik	deabruarengatik	deabruengatik	deabruongatik
benefactive	deabrurentzat	deabruarentzat	deabruentzat	deabruontzat
instrumental	deabruz	deabruaz	deabruez	deabruotaz
innesive	deabrurengan	deabruarengan	deabruengan	deabruongan
locative	—	—	—	—
allative	deabrurengana	deabruarengana	deabruengana	deabruongana
terminative	deabrurenganaino	deabruarenganaino	deabruenganaino	deabruonganaino
directive	deabrurenganantz	deabruarenganantz	deabruenganantz	deabruonganantz
destinative	deabrurenganako	deabruarenganako	deabruenganako	deabruonganako
ablative	deabrurengandik	deabruarengandik	deabruengandik	deabruongandik
partitive	deabrurik	—	—	—
prolative	deabrutzat	—	—	—

See also

• Satan
• Etsai
• txerren

Further reading

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