zeu

See also: ze'u

Basque

Etymology

From zu (you) +‎ hau (this).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /s̻eu̯/ [s̻eu̯]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /s̺eu̯/ [s̺eu̯]

  • Rhymes: -eu̯
  • Hyphenation: zeu

Pronoun

zeu emphatic (non-emphatic form zu)

  1. (emphatic) Second-person singular personal pronoun; you
    Synonyms: zerori, zuhaur

Usage notes

See neu.

Declension

Declension of zeu
absolutive zeu
ergative zeuk
dative zeuri
genitive zeure
comitative zeurekin
causative zeugatik, zeuregatik
benefactive zeuretzat, zeuretako
instrumental zeutaz
inessive zeugan, zeuregan, zeure baitan, zeutan
locative zeure baitako
allative zeuregana, zeureganat, zeure baitara, zeure baitarat
terminative zeuganaino, zeureganaino, zeu baitaraino, zeure baitaraino
directive zeuganantz, zeureganantz
destinative zeuganako, zeureganako
ablative zeuganik, zeureganik, zeugandik, zeuregandik, zeu baitatik, zeu baitarik, zeure baitatik, zeure baitarik

Derived terms

  • zeure burua
  • zeureganatu (to bring to you)
  • zeurekoi
  • zeurekoikeria
  • zeuretu
  • zeurez
  • zeurezko

See also

Basque personal pronouns
singular plural
plain emphatic plain emphatic
1st person ni neu, nihaur, nerau gu geu, guhaur, gerok
2nd person familiar hi heu, hihaur, herori zuek zeuek, zuhauek, zerok
neutral zu zeu, zuhaur, zerori
3rd person use demonstrative and anaphoric pronouns

Further reading

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

Romanian

Alternative forms

  • d̦euold orthography

Etymology

Inherited from Latin deus, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic *deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós. Doublet of zău.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zew]

Noun

zeu m (plural zei, feminine equivalent zee or zeiță)

  1. god

Declension

Declension of zeu
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative zeu zeul zei zeii
genitive-dative zeu zeului zei zeilor
vocative zeule zeilor

Further reading