seguru

Asturian

Adjective

seguru m sg (feminine segura, masculine plural seguros, feminine plural segures, neuter seguro)

1. sure
2. safe; secure

Derived terms

• seguranza

Basque

Alternative forms

• segur (Northern)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish seguro (“sure, safe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s̺eɡuɾu/ [s̺e.ɣ̞u.ɾu]
• Rhymes: -uɾu, -u
• Hyphenation: se‧gu‧ru

Adverb

seguru (comparative seguruago, superlative seguruen, excessive seguruegi) (Southern)

1. sure, surely

   Synonym: ziur

2. safe, secure

Derived terms

• seguru asko (“surely”)
• seguruena (“likely”)
• seguruenik (“likely”)

Further reading

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