birao

Basque

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biɾao/, [bi.ɾa.o̞]

Noun

birao inan

1. curse, swearword, oath
2. blasphemy

Declension

Declension of birao (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	birao	biraoa	biraoak
ergative	biraok	biraoak	biraoek
dative	biraori	biraoari	biraoei
genitive	biraoren	biraoaren	biraoen
comitative	biraorekin	biraoarekin	biraoekin
causative	biraorengatik	biraoarengatik	biraoengatik
benefactive	biraorentzat	biraoarentzat	biraoentzat
instrumental	biraoz	biraoaz	biraoez
inessive	biraotan	biraoan	biraoetan
locative	biraotako	biraoko	biraoetako
allative	biraotara	biraora	biraoetara
terminative	biraotaraino	biraoraino	biraoetaraino
directive	biraotarantz	biraorantz	biraoetarantz
destinative	biraotarako	biraorako	biraoetarako
ablative	biraotatik	biraotik	biraoetatik
partitive	biraorik	—	—
prolative	biraotzat	—	—

Further reading

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