erle
See also: Erle
Basque
Etymology
12th century; from *ez-le (literally “wax/honey-maker”), compound of *ez- (compare ezti (“honey”), ezko (“wax”)) and agentive suffix -le.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /erle/ [er.le]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -erle, -e
- Hyphenation: er‧le
Noun
erle anim
- bee
- Erleek ezti egiten dute. ― Bees make honey.
- Erleek polena loreetatik biltzen dute. ― Bees collect pollen from flowers.
- Erle batek ziztatu zuen. ― A bee stung him.
Usage notes
Some compounds are formed with the combining form erla-, others with the base form erle.
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | erle | erlea | erleak |
| ergative | erlek | erleak | erleek |
| dative | erleri | erleari | erleei |
| genitive | erleren | erlearen | erleen |
| comitative | erlerekin | erlearekin | erleekin |
| causative | erlerengatik | erlearengatik | erleengatik |
| benefactive | erlerentzat | erlearentzat | erleentzat |
| instrumental | erlez | erleaz | erleez |
| inessive | erlerengan | erlearengan | erleengan |
| locative | — | — | — |
| allative | erlerengana | erlearengana | erleengana |
| terminative | erlerenganaino | erlearenganaino | erleenganaino |
| directive | erlerenganantz | erlearenganantz | erleenganantz |
| destinative | erlerenganako | erlearenganako | erleenganako |
| ablative | erlerengandik | erlearengandik | erleengandik |
| partitive | erlerik | — | — |
| prolative | erletzat | — | — |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “erle”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “erle”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Middle English
Noun
erle
- alternative form of erl
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse ertla, diminutive of Old Norse arta, from Proto-Germanic *artǭ. Compare Swedish ärla, Faroese erla, Icelandic erla.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /æːɭe/ (some dialects)
- Homophone: ærleg
Noun
erle f (definite singular erla, indefinite plural erler, definite plural erlene)
- wagtail (bird)
Derived terms
- Erle
- linerle