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mairu

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See also: màirù

Basque

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Etymology

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From Latin Maurus (Moorish, Mauritanian).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mairu anim

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

Declension

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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

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Further reading

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

Japanese

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Romanization

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mairu

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