liburu
Basque
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin librum, accusative singular of liber (“book”). Compare also Spanish libro.[1]
Declension
| Declension of liburu (inanimate, ending in vowel) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
| absolutive | liburu | liburua | liburuak |
| ergative | liburuk | liburuak | liburuek |
| dative | libururi | liburuari | liburuei |
| genitive | libururen | liburuaren | liburuen |
| comitative | libururekin | liburuarekin | liburuekin |
| causative | libururengatik | liburuarengatik | liburuengatik |
| benefactive | libururentzat | liburuarentzat | liburuentzat |
| instrumental | liburuz | liburuaz | liburuez |
| inessive | liburutan | liburuan | liburuetan |
| locative | liburutako | liburuko | liburuetako |
| allative | liburutara | liburura | liburuetara |
| terminative | liburutaraino | libururaino | liburuetaraino |
| directive | liburutarantz | libururantz | liburuetarantz |
| destinative | liburutarako | libururako | liburuetarako |
| ablative | liburutatik | liburutik | liburuetatik |
| partitive | libururik | — | — |
| prolative | liburutzat | — | — |
Derived terms
References
- “liburu” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
Further reading
- "liburu" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
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