abaro

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abaɾo/ [a.β̞a.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -aɾo
• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧ro

Noun

abaro inan

1. shade (for cattle)
2. shelter

Declension

Declension of abaro (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	abaro	abaroa	abaroak
ergative	abarok	abaroak	abaroek
dative	abarori	abaroari	abaroei
genitive	abaroren	abaroaren	abaroen
comitative	abarorekin	abaroarekin	abaroekin
causative	abarorengatik	abaroarengatik	abaroengatik
benefactive	abarorentzat	abaroarentzat	abaroentzat
instrumental	abaroz	abaroaz	abaroez
inessive	abarotan	abaroan	abaroetan
locative	abarotako	abaroko	abaroetako
allative	abarotara	abarora	abaroetara
terminative	abarotaraino	abaroraino	abaroetaraino
directive	abarotarantz	abarorantz	abaroetarantz
destinative	abarotarako	abarorako	abaroetarako
ablative	abarotatik	abarotik	abaroetatik
partitive	abarorik	—	—
prolative	abarotzat	—	—

Derived terms

• abaro egin (“to nap”)
• abarotsu (“shady, umbrageous”)

 

Further reading

• “abaro”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “abaro”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005