erpuru
Basque
Etymology
From eri (“finger”) + buru (“head”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /erpuɾu/ [er.pu.ɾu]
- Rhymes: -uɾu, -u
- Hyphenation: er‧pu‧ru
Noun
erpuru inan
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | erpuru | erpurua | erpuruak |
| ergative | erpuruk | erpuruak | erpuruek |
| dative | erpururi | erpuruari | erpuruei |
| genitive | erpururen | erpuruaren | erpuruen |
| comitative | erpururekin | erpuruarekin | erpuruekin |
| causative | erpururengatik | erpuruarengatik | erpuruengatik |
| benefactive | erpururentzat | erpuruarentzat | erpuruentzat |
| instrumental | erpuruz | erpuruaz | erpuruez |
| inessive | erpurutan | erpuruan | erpuruetan |
| locative | erpurutako | erpuruko | erpuruetako |
| allative | erpurutara | erpurura | erpuruetara |
| terminative | erpurutaraino | erpururaino | erpuruetaraino |
| directive | erpurutarantz | erpururantz | erpuruetarantz |
| destinative | erpurutarako | erpururako | erpuruetarako |
| ablative | erpurutatik | erpurutik | erpuruetatik |
| partitive | erpururik | — | — |
| prolative | erpurutzat | — | — |
Further reading
- “erpuru”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “erpuru”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005