gernu
Basque
Etymology
Unknown, probably native.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡernu/ [ɡer.nu]
- Rhymes: -ernu, -u
- Hyphenation: ger‧nu
Noun
gernu inan
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | gernu | gernua | gernuak |
| ergative | gernuk | gernuak | gernuek |
| dative | gernuri | gernuari | gernuei |
| genitive | gernuren | gernuaren | gernuen |
| comitative | gernurekin | gernuarekin | gernuekin |
| causative | gernurengatik | gernuarengatik | gernuengatik |
| benefactive | gernurentzat | gernuarentzat | gernuentzat |
| instrumental | gernuz | gernuaz | gernuez |
| inessive | gernutan | gernuan | gernuetan |
| locative | gernutako | gernuko | gernuetako |
| allative | gernutara | gernura | gernuetara |
| terminative | gernutaraino | gernuraino | gernuetaraino |
| directive | gernutarantz | gernurantz | gernuetarantz |
| destinative | gernutarako | gernurako | gernuetarako |
| ablative | gernutatik | gernutik | gernuetatik |
| partitive | gernurik | — | — |
| prolative | gernutzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- gernu egin (“to urinate”)
- gernu-debeku
- gernubide (“urinary tract”)
Further reading
- “gernu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “gernu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005