zabor
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Basque
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Etymology
[edit]From Spanish zaborra (“dirt”), itself from Latin saburra (“grit, sand”), with the ending reinterpreted as an article.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -abor
- Hyphenation: za‧bor
Noun
[edit]zabor inan
Declension
[edit]Declension of zabor (inanimate, ending in -r)
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | zabor | zaborra | zaborrak |
| ergative | zaborrek | zaborrak | zaborrek |
| dative | zaborri | zaborrari | zaborrei |
| genitive | zaborren | zaborraren | zaborren |
| comitative | zaborrekin | zaborrarekin | zaborrekin |
| causative | zaborrengatik | zaborrarengatik | zaborrengatik |
| benefactive | zaborrentzat | zaborrarentzat | zaborrentzat |
| instrumental | zaborrez | zaborraz | zaborrez |
| inessive | zaborretan | zaborrean | zaborretan |
| locative | zaborretako | zaborreko | zaborretako |
| allative | zaborretara | zaborrera | zaborretara |
| terminative | zaborretaraino | zaborreraino | zaborretaraino |
| directive | zaborretarantz | zaborrerantz | zaborretarantz |
| destinative | zaborretarako | zaborrerako | zaborretarako |
| ablative | zaborretatik | zaborretik | zaborretatik |
| partitive | zaborrik | — | — |
| prolative | zabortzat | — | — |
Derived terms
[edit]- zabor-bilketa (“waste disposal”)
- zabor-biltzaile (“garbage collector”)
- zabor-jan (“junk food”)
- zabor-lan (“crap job”)
- zabor-poltsa (“garbage bag”)
- zabor-posta (“junk mail”)
- zaborreria (“waste, residue”)
- zaborrontzi (“waste bin”)
- zabortegi (“landfill”)
Further reading
[edit]- “zabor”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia, Euskaltzaindia
- “zabor”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia, Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005