aterpe

Basque

Etymology

From atari (gateway, doorway) +‎ behe (down, under).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aterpe/ [a.t̪er.pe]
  • Rhymes: -erpe, -e
  • Hyphenation: a‧ter‧pe

Noun

aterpe inan

  1. refuge, shelter

Declension

Declension of aterpe (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive aterpe aterpea aterpeak
ergative aterpek aterpeak aterpeek
dative aterperi aterpeari aterpeei
genitive aterperen aterpearen aterpeen
comitative aterperekin aterpearekin aterpeekin
causative aterperengatik aterpearengatik aterpeengatik
benefactive aterperentzat aterpearentzat aterpeentzat
instrumental aterpez aterpeaz aterpeez
inessive aterpetan aterpean aterpeetan
locative aterpetako aterpeko aterpeetako
allative aterpetara aterpera aterpeetara
terminative aterpetaraino aterperaino aterpeetaraino
directive aterpetarantz aterperantz aterpeetarantz
destinative aterpetarako aterperako aterpeetarako
ablative aterpetatik aterpetik aterpeetatik
partitive aterperik
prolative aterpetzat

Derived terms

  • aterpetu
  • aterpetxe

Further reading

  • aterpe”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • aterpe”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque aterpe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈteɾpe/ [aˈt̪eɾ.pe]
  • Rhymes: -eɾpe
  • Syllabification: a‧ter‧pe

Noun

aterpe m (plural aterpes)

  1. (Basque Country) refuge; shelter