azukre

Basque

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Occitan sucre, ultimately from Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /as̻ukre/ [a.s̻u.kre]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /as̺ukre/ [a.s̺u.kre]

  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ukre, -e
  • Hyphenation: a‧zu‧kre

Noun

azukre inan

  1. sugar

Declension

Declension of azukre (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive azukre azukrea azukreak
ergative azukrek azukreak azukreek
dative azukreri azukreari azukreei
genitive azukreren azukrearen azukreen
comitative azukrerekin azukrearekin azukreekin
causative azukrerengatik azukrearengatik azukreengatik
benefactive azukrerentzat azukrearentzat azukreentzat
instrumental azukrez azukreaz azukreez
inessive azukretan azukrean azukreetan
locative azukretako azukreko azukreetako
allative azukretara azukrera azukreetara
terminative azukretaraino azukreraino azukreetaraino
directive azukretarantz azukrerantz azukreetarantz
destinative azukretarako azukrerako azukreetarako
ablative azukretatik azukretik azukreetatik
partitive azukrerik
prolative azukretzat

Derived terms

  • azukre-beterraba
  • azukre-erremolatxa
  • azukre-hauts
  • azukre-kanabera
  • azukre-koxkor
  • azukre-mokor
  • azukre-ontzi
  • azukre-palmondo
  • azukre-tontor
  • azukredun (sugared)
  • azukregintza
  • azukretsu (sugary)
  • azukreztatu (to sugar)

Further reading

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