aingeru

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *angelu, itself from Latin angelus.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ai̯nɡeɾu/, [ãĩ̯ŋ.ɡe̞.ɾu]

Noun

aingeru anim

1. angel

   Synonym: gotzon (neologism)

Declension

Declension of aingeru (animate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	aingeru	aingerua	aingeruak
ergative	aingeruk	aingeruak	aingeruek
dative	aingeruri	aingeruari	aingeruei
genitive	aingeruren	aingeruaren	aingeruen
comitative	aingerurekin	aingeruarekin	aingeruekin
causative	aingerurengatik	aingeruarengatik	aingeruengatik
benefactive	aingerurentzat	aingeruarentzat	aingeruentzat
instrumental	aingeruz	aingeruaz	aingeruez
inessive	aingerurengan	aingeruarengan	aingeruengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	aingerurengana	aingeruarengana	aingeruengana
terminative	aingerurenganaino	aingeruarenganaino	aingeruenganaino
directive	aingerurenganantz	aingeruarenganantz	aingeruenganantz
destinative	aingerurenganako	aingeruarenganako	aingeruenganako
ablative	aingerurengandik	aingeruarengandik	aingeruengandik
partitive	aingerurik	—	—
prolative	aingerutzat	—	—

Further reading

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