agurgarri
Basque
Etymology
From agur (“greeting”) + -garri, literally “greetable”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɡurɡari/ [a.ɣ̞ur.ɣ̞a.ri]
- Rhymes: -ari, -i
- Hyphenation: a‧gur‧ga‧rri
Adjective
agurgarri (comparative agurgarriago, superlative agurgarrien, excessive agurgarriegi)
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | agurgarri | agurgarria | agurgarriak |
| ergative | agurgarrik | agurgarriak | agurgarriek |
| dative | agurgarriri | agurgarriari | agurgarriei |
| genitive | agurgarriren | agurgarriaren | agurgarrien |
| comitative | agurgarrirekin | agurgarriarekin | agurgarriekin |
| causative | agurgarrirengatik | agurgarriarengatik | agurgarriengatik |
| benefactive | agurgarrirentzat | agurgarriarentzat | agurgarrientzat |
| instrumental | agurgarriz | agurgarriaz | agurgarriez |
| inessive | agurgarrirengan | agurgarriarengan | agurgarriengan |
| locative | — | — | — |
| allative | agurgarrirengana | agurgarriarengana | agurgarriengana |
| terminative | agurgarrirenganaino | agurgarriarenganaino | agurgarrienganaino |
| directive | agurgarrirenganantz | agurgarriarenganantz | agurgarrienganantz |
| destinative | agurgarrirenganako | agurgarriarenganako | agurgarrienganako |
| ablative | agurgarrirengandik | agurgarriarengandik | agurgarriengandik |
| partitive | agurgarririk | — | — |
| prolative | agurgarritzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- agurgarritasun (“respectability”)
Noun
agurgarri anim
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | agurgarri | agurgarria | agurgarriak |
| ergative | agurgarrik | agurgarriak | agurgarriek |
| dative | agurgarriri | agurgarriari | agurgarriei |
| genitive | agurgarriren | agurgarriaren | agurgarrien |
| comitative | agurgarrirekin | agurgarriarekin | agurgarriekin |
| causative | agurgarrirengatik | agurgarriarengatik | agurgarriengatik |
| benefactive | agurgarrirentzat | agurgarriarentzat | agurgarrientzat |
| instrumental | agurgarriz | agurgarriaz | agurgarriez |
| inessive | agurgarrirengan | agurgarriarengan | agurgarriengan |
| locative | — | — | — |
| allative | agurgarrirengana | agurgarriarengana | agurgarriengana |
| terminative | agurgarrirenganaino | agurgarriarenganaino | agurgarrienganaino |
| directive | agurgarrirenganantz | agurgarriarenganantz | agurgarrienganantz |
| destinative | agurgarrirenganako | agurgarriarenganako | agurgarrienganako |
| ablative | agurgarrirengandik | agurgarriarengandik | agurgarriengandik |
| partitive | agurgarririk | — | — |
| prolative | agurgarritzat | — | — |
Further reading
- “agurgarri”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “agurgarri”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005