arnegu

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /arneɡu/ [ar.ne.ɣ̞u]
  • Rhymes: -eɡu, -u
  • Hyphenation: ar‧ne‧gu

Noun

arnegu inan

  1. curse, blasphemy
  2. (archaic) oath
  3. apostasy

Declension

Declension of arnegu (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive arnegu arnegua arneguak
ergative arneguk arneguak arneguek
dative arneguri arneguari arneguei
genitive arneguren arneguaren arneguen
comitative arnegurekin arneguarekin arneguekin
causative arnegurengatik arneguarengatik arneguengatik
benefactive arnegurentzat arneguarentzat arneguentzat
instrumental arneguz arneguaz arneguez
inessive arnegutan arneguan arneguetan
locative arnegutako arneguko arneguetako
allative arnegutara arnegura arneguetara
terminative arnegutaraino arneguraino arneguetaraino
directive arnegutarantz arnegurantz arneguetarantz
destinative arnegutarako arnegurako arneguetarako
ablative arnegutatik arnegutik arneguetatik
partitive arnegurik
prolative arnegutzat

Derived terms

  • arnegu egin (to swear)
  • arneguka (swearing)

Further reading

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