Possibly from Proto-Basque *(h)iluŕ (“three”). Often compared with Iberian ilun (“three”).[1]
- IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /hiɾu/ [hi.ɾu]
- IPA(key): (Southern) /iɾu/ [i.ɾu]
- Rhymes: -iɾu
- Hyphenation: hi‧ru
hiru
- three
Declension of hiru (numeral, ending in vowel)
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indefinite
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singular
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plural
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| absolutive
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hiru
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hirua
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hiruak, hirurak
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| ergative
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hiruk
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hiruak
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hiruek, hirurek
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| dative
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hiruri
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hiruari
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hiruei, hirurei
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| genitive
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hiruren
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hiruaren
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hiruen, hiruren
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| comitative
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hirurekin
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hiruarekin
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hiruekin, hirurekin
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| causative
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hirurengatik
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hiruarengatik
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hiruengatik, hirurengatik
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| benefactive
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hirurentzat
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hiruarentzat
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hiruentzat, hirurentzat
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| instrumental
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hiruz, hirurez
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hiruaz
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hiruez, hirurez
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| inessive
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anim.
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hirurengan
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hiruarengan
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hiruengan, hirurengan
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| inanim.
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hirutan
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hiruan
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hiruetan, hiruretan
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| locative
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anim.
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—
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—
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—
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| inanim.
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hirutako
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hiruko
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hiruetako, hiruretako
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| allative
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anim.
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hirurengana
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hiruarengana
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hiruengana, hirurengana
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| inanim.
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hirutara
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hirura
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hiruetara, hiruretara
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| terminative
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anim.
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hirurenganaino
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hiruarenganaino
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hiruenganaino, hirurenganaino
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| inanim.
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hirutaraino
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hiruraino
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hiruetaraino, hiruretaraino
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| directive
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anim.
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hirurenganantz
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hiruarenganantz
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hiruenganantz, hirurenganantz
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| inanim.
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hirutarantz
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hirurantz
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hiruetarantz, hiruretarantz
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| destinative
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anim.
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hirurenganako
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hiruarenganako
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hiruenganako, hirurenganako
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| inanim.
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hirutarako
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hirurako
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hiruetarako, hiruretarako
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| ablative
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anim.
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hirurengandik
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hiruarengandik
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hiruengandik, hirurengandik
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| inanim.
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hirutatik
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hirutik
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hiruetatik, hiruretatik
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| partitive
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hirurik
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—
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—
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| prolative
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hirutzat
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—
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—
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- ^ Orduña A., Eduardo (2011) “Los numerales ibéricos y el protovasco”, in Veleia[1] (in Spanish), volume 28, pages 125–139
hiru
- Rōmaji transcription of ひる
- Rōmaji transcription of ヒル