zeu
See also: ze'u
Basque
Etymology
From zu (“you”) + hau (“this”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eu̯
- Hyphenation: zeu
Pronoun
zeu emphatic (non-emphatic form zu)
- (emphatic) Second-person singular personal pronoun; you
- Synonyms: zerori, zuhaur
Usage notes
See neu.
Declension
| absolutive | zeu |
|---|---|
| ergative | zeuk |
| dative | zeuri |
| genitive | zeure |
| comitative | zeurekin |
| causative | zeugatik, zeuregatik |
| benefactive | zeuretzat, zeuretako |
| instrumental | zeutaz |
| inessive | zeugan, zeuregan, zeure baitan, zeutan |
| locative | zeure baitako |
| allative | zeuregana, zeureganat, zeure baitara, zeure baitarat |
| terminative | zeuganaino, zeureganaino, zeu baitaraino, zeure baitaraino |
| directive | zeuganantz, zeureganantz |
| destinative | zeuganako, zeureganako |
| ablative | zeuganik, zeureganik, zeugandik, zeuregandik, zeu baitatik, zeu baitarik, zeure baitatik, zeure baitarik |
Derived terms
- zeure burua
- zeureganatu (“to bring to you”)
- zeurekoi
- zeurekoikeria
- zeuretu
- zeurez
- zeurezko
See also
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| plain | emphatic | plain | emphatic | ||
| 1st person | ni | neu, nihaur, nerau | gu | geu, guhaur, gerok | |
| 2nd person | familiar | hi | heu, hihaur, herori | zuek | zeuek, zuhauek, zerok |
| neutral | zu | zeu, zuhaur, zerori | |||
| 3rd person | use demonstrative and anaphoric pronouns | ||||
Further reading
- “zeu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “zeu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Romanian
Alternative forms
- d̦eu — old orthography
Etymology
Inherited from Latin deus, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic *deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós. Doublet of zău.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [zew]
Noun
zeu m (plural zei, feminine equivalent zee or zeiță)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | zeu | zeul | zei | zeii | |
| genitive-dative | zeu | zeului | zei | zeilor | |
| vocative | zeule | zeilor | |||
Related terms
Further reading
- “zeu”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025