abere xehe
Basque
Etymology
From abere (“cattle, livestock”) + xehe (“minute”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /abeɾe ʃehe/ [a.β̞e.ɾe ʃe.he]
- IPA(key): (Southern) /abeɾe ʃe/ [a.β̞e.ɾe ʃe]
- Hyphenation: a‧be‧re xe‧he
Noun
- small cattle (such as sheep and goats)
- Antonym: abere larri
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | abere xehe | abere xehea | abere xeheak |
| ergative | abere xehek | abere xeheak | abere xeheek |
| dative | abere xeheri | abere xeheari | abere xeheei |
| genitive | abere xeheren | abere xehearen | abere xeheen |
| comitative | abere xeherekin | abere xehearekin | abere xeheekin |
| causative | abere xeherengatik | abere xehearengatik | abere xeheengatik |
| benefactive | abere xeherentzat | abere xehearentzat | abere xeheentzat |
| instrumental | abere xehez | abere xeheaz | abere xeheez |
| inessive | abere xeherengan | abere xehearengan | abere xeheengan |
| locative | — | — | — |
| allative | abere xeherengana | abere xehearengana | abere xeheengana |
| terminative | abere xeherenganaino | abere xehearenganaino | abere xeheenganaino |
| directive | abere xeherenganantz | abere xehearenganantz | abere xeheenganantz |
| destinative | abere xeherenganako | abere xehearenganako | abere xeheenganako |
| ablative | abere xeherengandik | abere xehearengandik | abere xeheengandik |
| partitive | abere xeherik | — | — |
| prolative | abere xehetzat | — | — |
Further reading
- “abere xehe”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “abere xehe”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005