betile
Basque
Etymology
From bet- (combining form of begi (“eye”)) + ile (“hair”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /betile/ [be.t̪i.le]
- IPA(key): (Southern) /betiʎe/ [be.t̪i.ʎe]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ile, -e
- Rhymes: -iʎe, -e
- Hyphenation: be‧ti‧le
Noun
betile inan
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | betile | betilea | betileak |
| ergative | betilek | betileak | betileek |
| dative | betileri | betileari | betileei |
| genitive | betileren | betilearen | betileen |
| comitative | betilerekin | betilearekin | betileekin |
| causative | betilerengatik | betilearengatik | betileengatik |
| benefactive | betilerentzat | betilearentzat | betileentzat |
| instrumental | betilez | betileaz | betileez |
| inessive | betiletan | betilean | betileetan |
| locative | betiletako | betileko | betileetako |
| allative | betiletara | betilera | betileetara |
| terminative | betiletaraino | betileraino | betileetaraino |
| directive | betiletarantz | betilerantz | betileetarantz |
| destinative | betiletarako | betilerako | betileetarako |
| ablative | betiletatik | betiletik | betileetatik |
| partitive | betilerik | — | — |
| prolative | betiletzat | — | — |
Further reading
- “betile”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “betile”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005