belarri
Basque
Alternative forms
- beharri (Soule, Navarro-Lapurdian)
Etymology
From Proto-Basque *beraRi (“ear”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /belari/ [be.la.ri]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ari, -i
- Hyphenation: be‧la‧rri
Noun
belarri inan
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | belarri | belarria | belarriak |
| ergative | belarrik | belarriak | belarriek |
| dative | belarriri | belarriari | belarriei |
| genitive | belarriren | belarriaren | belarrien |
| comitative | belarrirekin | belarriarekin | belarriekin |
| causative | belarrirengatik | belarriarengatik | belarriengatik |
| benefactive | belarrirentzat | belarriarentzat | belarrientzat |
| instrumental | belarriz | belarriaz | belarriez |
| inessive | belarritan | belarrian | belarrietan |
| locative | belarritako | belarriko | belarrietako |
| allative | belarritara | belarrira | belarrietara |
| terminative | belarritaraino | belarriraino | belarrietaraino |
| directive | belarritarantz | belarrirantz | belarrietarantz |
| destinative | belarritarako | belarrirako | belarrietarako |
| ablative | belarritatik | belarritik | belarrietatik |
| partitive | belarririk | — | — |
| prolative | belarritzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- belarritako (“earring”)
References
- ^ R. L. Trask (2008) “belarri”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 134
Further reading
- “belarri”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “belarri”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005