porru
Basque
Etymology
Eventually from Latin porrum (“leek”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /poru/, [po̞.ru]
Noun
porru inan
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | porru | porrua | porruak |
| ergative | porruk | porruak | porruek |
| dative | porruri | porruari | porruei |
| genitive | porruren | porruaren | porruen |
| comitative | porrurekin | porruarekin | porruekin |
| causative | porrurengatik | porruarengatik | porruengatik |
| benefactive | porrurentzat | porruarentzat | porruentzat |
| instrumental | porruz | porruaz | porruez |
| inessive | porrutan | porruan | porruetan |
| locative | porrutako | porruko | porruetako |
| allative | porrutara | porrura | porruetara |
| terminative | porrutaraino | porruraino | porruetaraino |
| directive | porrutarantz | porrurantz | porruetarantz |
| destinative | porrutarako | porrurako | porruetarako |
| ablative | porrutatik | porrutik | porruetatik |
| partitive | porrurik | — | — |
| prolative | porrutzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- kuku-porru (“foxglove”)
- porru eginda (“battered”)
- porru-hazi (“profit”)
- porru-landare (“leek plant”)
- porru-patata (“leeks with potatoes”)
- porruak landatzera bidali (“to tell someone to take a long walk on a short pier”)
- porruak landatzera joan (“take a long walk on a short pier”)
- porruak lerrokatzera bidali (“to tell someone to take a long walk on a short pier”)
- porruak lerrokatzera joan (“take a long walk on a short pier”)
- porrusalda (“leek soup”)
References
- ^ R. L. Trask (2008) “porru”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 330
Further reading
- “porru”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “porru”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005