lapurreta
Basque
Etymology
From lapur (“thief”) + -eta (action forming suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lapureta/ [la.pu.re.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -eta, -a
- Hyphenation: la‧pu‧rre‧ta
Noun
lapurreta inan
- rob, theft
- Synonym: lapurreria
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | lapurreta | lapurreta | lapurretak |
| ergative | lapurretak | lapurretak | lapurretek |
| dative | lapurretari | lapurretari | lapurretei |
| genitive | lapurretaren | lapurretaren | lapurreten |
| comitative | lapurretarekin | lapurretarekin | lapurretekin |
| causative | lapurretarengatik | lapurretarengatik | lapurretengatik |
| benefactive | lapurretarentzat | lapurretarentzat | lapurretentzat |
| instrumental | lapurretaz | lapurretaz | lapurretez |
| inessive | lapurretatan | lapurretan | lapurretetan |
| locative | lapurretatako | lapurretako | lapurretetako |
| allative | lapurretatara | lapurretara | lapurretetara |
| terminative | lapurretataraino | lapurretaraino | lapurretetaraino |
| directive | lapurretatarantz | lapurretarantz | lapurretetarantz |
| destinative | lapurretatarako | lapurretarako | lapurretetarako |
| ablative | lapurretatatik | lapurretatik | lapurretetatik |
| partitive | lapurretarik | — | — |
| prolative | lapurretatzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- lapurretan
- lapurretan egin
- lapurretatxo
Further reading
- “lapurreta”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “lapurreta”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005