bepuru

Basque

Etymology

From bet- (combining form of begi (“eye”)) +‎ buru (“head”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bepuɾu/ [be.pu.ɾu]
• Rhymes: -uɾu, -u
• Hyphenation: be‧pu‧ru

Noun

bepuru inan

1. (anatomy) eyebrow

   Synonym: bekain

Declension

Declension of bepuru (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	bepuru	bepurua	bepuruak
ergative	bepuruk	bepuruak	bepuruek
dative	bepururi	bepuruari	bepuruei
genitive	bepururen	bepuruaren	bepuruen
comitative	bepururekin	bepuruarekin	bepuruekin
causative	bepururengatik	bepuruarengatik	bepuruengatik
benefactive	bepururentzat	bepuruarentzat	bepuruentzat
instrumental	bepuruz	bepuruaz	bepuruez
inessive	bepurutan	bepuruan	bepuruetan
locative	bepurutako	bepuruko	bepuruetako
allative	bepurutara	bepurura	bepuruetara
terminative	bepurutaraino	bepururaino	bepuruetaraino
directive	bepurutarantz	bepururantz	bepuruetarantz
destinative	bepurutarako	bepururako	bepuruetarako
ablative	bepurutatik	bepurutik	bepuruetatik
partitive	bepururik	—	—
prolative	bepurutzat	—	—

Further reading

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