aulki

Basque

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps derived from Proto-Basque *aur- (“front”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /au̯lki/, [au̯l.ki]

Noun

aulki inan

  1. chair
  2. workbench
  3. (politics) seat
  4. (Christianity) see
  5. (sports) bench
  6. (law) dock (part of a courtroom where the accused sits)

Declension

Declension of aulki (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive aulki aulkia aulkiak
ergative aulkik aulkiak aulkiek
dative aulkiri aulkiari aulkiei
genitive aulkiren aulkiaren aulkien
comitative aulkirekin aulkiarekin aulkiekin
causative aulkirengatik aulkiarengatik aulkiengatik
benefactive aulkirentzat aulkiarentzat aulkientzat
instrumental aulkiz aulkiaz aulkiez
inessive aulkitan aulkian aulkietan
locative aulkitako aulkiko aulkietako
allative aulkitara aulkira aulkietara
terminative aulkitaraino aulkiraino aulkietaraino
directive aulkitarantz aulkirantz aulkietarantz
destinative aulkitarako aulkirako aulkietarako
ablative aulkitatik aulkitik aulkietatik
partitive aulkirik — —
prolative aulkitzat — —

Derived terms

  • aulki elektriko (“electric chair”)
  • Aulki Gorena (“Holy See”)
  • Aulki Santua (“Holy See”)
  • aulki tolesgarri (“folding chair”)
  • aulki turkiar (“sella turcica”)
  • aulkigile (“chair maker”)
  • aulkigintza (“chair manufacture”)
  • aulkiko epaile (“chair umpire”)
  • aulkiteria (“stall of a church”)
  • teleaulki (“chairlift”)

References

  1. ^ R. L. Trask (2008) “aulki”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 117

Further reading

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