zeu
See also: ze'u
Basque
Etymology
From zu (“you”) + hau (“this”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eu̯
- Hyphenation: zeu
Pronoun
zeu emphatic (non-emphatic form zu)
- (emphatic) Second-person singular personal pronoun; you
- Synonyms: zerori, zuhaur
Usage notes
See neu.
Declension
absolutive | zeu |
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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
singular | plural | ||||
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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
- d̦eu — old 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)
Declension
singular | plural | ||||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
nominative-accusative | zeu | zeul | zei | zeii | |
genitive-dative | zeu | zeului | zei | zeilor | |
vocative | zeule | zeilor |
Related terms
Further reading
- “zeu”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025