bertsolari

Basque

Etymology

From bertso (“spontaneous song sung in Basque”) +‎ -lari.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most dialects) /bert͡s̺olaɾi/ [ber.t͡s̺o.la.ɾi]
IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /bert͡s̻olaɾi/ [ber.t͡s̻o.la.ɾi]

Rhymes: -aɾi, -i
Hyphenation: ber‧tso‧la‧ri

Noun

bertsolari anim

bertso singer

Declension

Declension of *bertsolari* (animate, ending in vowel)
	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	bertsolari	bertsolaria	bertsolariak
ergative	bertsolarik	bertsolariak	bertsolariek
dative	bertsolariri	bertsolariari	bertsolariei
genitive	bertsolariren	bertsolariaren	bertsolarien
comitative	bertsolarirekin	bertsolariarekin	bertsolariekin
causative	bertsolarirengatik	bertsolariarengatik	bertsolariengatik
benefactive	bertsolarirentzat	bertsolariarentzat	bertsolarientzat
instrumental	bertsolariz	bertsolariaz	bertsolariez
inessive	bertsolarirengan	bertsolariarengan	bertsolariengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	bertsolarirengana	bertsolariarengana	bertsolariengana
terminative	bertsolarirenganaino	bertsolariarenganaino	bertsolarienganaino
directive	bertsolarirenganantz	bertsolariarenganantz	bertsolarienganantz
destinative	bertsolarirenganako	bertsolariarenganako	bertsolarienganako
ablative	bertsolarirengandik	bertsolariarengandik	bertsolariengandik
partitive	bertsolaririk	—	—
prolative	bertsolaritzat	—	—

Derived terms

bertsolaritza

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque bertsolari.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /beɾt͡ʃoˈlaɾi/ [beɾ.t͡ʃoˈla.ɾi], /beɾsoˈlaɾi/ [beɾ.soˈla.ɾi]
Rhymes: -aɾi

Noun

bertsolari m or f by sense (plural bertsolaris)

bertso singer