gertu
Basque
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin certum (“certain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡertu/ [ɡer.t̪u]
- Rhymes: -ertu, -u
- Hyphenation: ger‧tu
Adjective
gertu (comparative gertuago, superlative gertuen, excessive gertuegi)
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | gertu | gertua | gertuak | |
| ergative | gertuk | gertuak | gertuek | |
| dative | gerturi | gertuari | gertuei | |
| genitive | gerturen | gertuaren | gertuen | |
| comitative | gerturekin | gertuarekin | gertuekin | |
| causative | gerturengatik | gertuarengatik | gertuengatik | |
| benefactive | gerturentzat | gertuarentzat | gertuentzat | |
| instrumental | gertuz | gertuaz | gertuez | |
| inessive | anim | gerturengan | gertuarengan | gertuengan |
| inan | gertutan | gertuan | gertuetan | |
| locative | anim | — | — | — |
| inan | gertutako | gertuko | gertuetako | |
| allative | anim | gerturengana | gertuarengana | gertuengana |
| inan | gertutara | gertura | gertuetara | |
| terminative | anim | gerturenganaino | gertuarenganaino | gertuenganaino |
| inan | gertutaraino | gerturaino | gertuetaraino | |
| directive | anim | gerturenganantz | gertuarenganantz | gertuenganantz |
| inan | gertutarantz | gerturantz | gertuetarantz | |
| destinative | anim | gerturenganako | gertuarenganako | gertuenganako |
| inan | gertutarako | gerturako | gertuetarako | |
| ablative | anim | gerturengandik | gertuarengandik | gertuengandik |
| inan | gertutatik | gertutik | gertuetatik | |
| partitive | gerturik | — | — | |
| prolative | gertutzat | — | — | |
Adverb
gertu (comparative gertuago, superlative gertuen, excessive gertuegi)
Further reading
- “gertu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “gertu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005