arnegu

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /arneɡu/ [ar.ne.ɣ̞u]
• Rhymes: -eɡu, -u
• Hyphenation: ar‧ne‧gu

Noun

arnegu inan

1. curse, blasphemy
2. (archaic) oath
3. apostasy

Declension

Declension of arnegu (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	arnegu	arnegua	arneguak
ergative	arneguk	arneguak	arneguek
dative	arneguri	arneguari	arneguei
genitive	arneguren	arneguaren	arneguen
comitative	arnegurekin	arneguarekin	arneguekin
causative	arnegurengatik	arneguarengatik	arneguengatik
benefactive	arnegurentzat	arneguarentzat	arneguentzat
instrumental	arneguz	arneguaz	arneguez
inessive	arnegutan	arneguan	arneguetan
locative	arnegutako	arneguko	arneguetako
allative	arnegutara	arnegura	arneguetara
terminative	arnegutaraino	arneguraino	arneguetaraino
directive	arnegutarantz	arnegurantz	arneguetarantz
destinative	arnegutarako	arnegurako	arneguetarako
ablative	arnegutatik	arnegutik	arneguetatik
partitive	arnegurik	—	—
prolative	arnegutzat	—	—

Derived terms

• arnegu egin (“to swear”)
• arneguka (“swearing”)

Further reading

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