mairu

See also: màirù

Basque

Etymology

From Latin Maurus (“Moorish, Mauritanian”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mai̯ɾu/ [mai̯.ɾu]
  • Rhymes: -ai̯ɾu
  • Hyphenation: mai‧ru

Noun

mairu anim

  1. (historical) Moor
  2. (derogatory) a Muslim or Arab
  3. (archaic) pagan
    Synonym: jentil

Declension
Declension of mairu (animate, ending in vowel)
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], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “mairu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Japanese

Romanization

mairu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of まいる
  2. Rōmaji transcription of マイル
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