gamelu

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *ganbeLu, borrowed from Vulgar Latin *camellus, from Latin camelus, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος (kámēlos), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *gamal-. Sense two is a semantical borrowing from Spanish camello.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡamelu/ [ɡa.me.lu]

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• Rhymes: -elu, -u
• Hyphenation: ga‧me‧lu

Noun

gamelu anim

1. camel
2. (informal) pusher

Declension

Declension of gamelu (anim V-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	gamelu	gamelua	gameluak	gameluok
ergative	gameluk	gameluak	gameluek	gameluok
dative	gameluri	gameluari	gameluei	gameluoi
genitive	gameluren	gameluaren	gameluen	gameluon
comitative	gamelurekin	gameluarekin	gameluekin	gameluokin
causative	gamelurengatik	gameluarengatik	gameluengatik	gameluongatik
benefactive	gamelurentzat	gameluarentzat	gameluentzat	gameluontzat
instrumental	gameluz	gameluaz	gameluez	gameluotaz
inessive	gamelurengan	gameluarengan	gameluengan	gameluongan
locative	—	—	—	—
allative	gamelurengana	gameluarengana	gameluengana	gameluongana
terminative	gamelurenganaino	gameluarenganaino	gameluenganaino	gameluonganaino
directive	gamelurenganantz	gameluarenganantz	gameluenganantz	gameluonganantz
destinative	gamelurenganako	gameluarenganako	gameluenganako	gameluonganako
ablative	gamelurengandik	gameluarengandik	gameluengandik	gameluongandik
partitive	gamelurik	—	—	—
prolative	gamelutzat	—	—	—

Derived terms

• gameluzain

Further reading

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