xurgagailu

Basque

Etymology

From xurgatu (“to absorb”) +‎ gailu (“device, machine”).

Pronunciation
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  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /ʃurɡaɡai̯lu/ [ʃur.ɣ̞a.ɣ̞ai̯.lu]
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /ʃurɡaɡaʎu/ [ʃur.ɣ̞a.ɣ̞a.ʎu]
  • (Navarro-Lapurdian) Rhymes: -ai̯lu
  • (Southern) Rhymes: -aʎu
  • Hyphenation: xur‧ga‧gai‧lu

Noun

xurgagailu inan

  1. vacuum cleaner

Declension
Declension of xurgagailu (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive xurgagailu xurgagailua xurgagailuak
ergative xurgagailuk xurgagailuak xurgagailuek
dative xurgagailuri xurgagailuari xurgagailuei
genitive xurgagailuren xurgagailuaren xurgagailuen
comitative xurgagailurekin xurgagailuarekin xurgagailuekin
causative xurgagailurengatik xurgagailuarengatik xurgagailuengatik
benefactive xurgagailurentzat xurgagailuarentzat xurgagailuentzat
instrumental xurgagailuz xurgagailuaz xurgagailuez
inessive xurgagailutan xurgagailuan xurgagailuetan
locative xurgagailutako xurgagailuko xurgagailuetako
allative xurgagailutara xurgagailura xurgagailuetara
terminative xurgagailutaraino xurgagailuraino xurgagailuetaraino
directive xurgagailutarantz xurgagailurantz xurgagailuetarantz
destinative xurgagailutarako xurgagailurako xurgagailuetarako
ablative xurgagailutatik xurgagailutik xurgagailuetatik
partitive xurgagailurik — —
prolative xurgagailutzat — —

Further reading
  • "xurgagailu" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “xurgagailu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
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