mairu
See also: màirù
Basque
Etymology
From Latin Maurus (“Moorish, Mauritanian”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mai̯ɾu/ [mai̯.ɾu]
- Rhymes: -ai̯ɾu, -u
- Hyphenation: mai‧ru
Noun
mairu anim
- (historical) Moor
- (derogatory) a Muslim or Arab
- (archaic) pagan
- Synonym: jentil
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | mairu | mairua | mairuak |
| ergative | mairuk | mairuak | mairuek |
| dative | mairuri | mairuari | mairuei |
| genitive | mairuren | mairuaren | mairuen |
| comitative | mairurekin | mairuarekin | mairuekin |
| causative | mairurengatik | mairuarengatik | mairuengatik |
| benefactive | mairurentzat | mairuarentzat | mairuentzat |
| instrumental | mairuz | mairuaz | mairuez |
| inessive | mairurengan | mairuarengan | mairuengan |
| locative | — | — | — |
| allative | mairurengana | mairuarengana | mairuengana |
| terminative | mairurenganaino | mairuarenganaino | mairuenganaino |
| directive | mairurenganantz | mairuarenganantz | mairuenganantz |
| destinative | mairurenganako | mairuarenganako | mairuenganako |
| ablative | mairurengandik | mairuarengandik | mairuengandik |
| partitive | mairurik | — | — |
| prolative | mairutzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- mairu-baratze (“cromlech”)
- mairu-herri
- mairuilar (“chickpea”)
Further reading
- “mairu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “mairu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Japanese
Romanization
mairu