zerentzat

Basque

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /s̻eɾent͡s̻at/ [s̻e.ɾẽn.t͡s̻at̪]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /s̺eɾent͡s̻at/ [s̺e.ɾẽn.t͡s̻at̪]

  • Rhymes: -ents̻at, -at
  • Hyphenation: ze‧ren‧tzat

Etymology 1

Adverb

zerentzat (interrogative)

  1. (Northern) benefactive indefinite of zer (“what”)
    1. for what purpose
      Synonym: zertarako
    2. why
      Synonym: zergatik

Etymology 2

Noun

zerentzat

  1. benefactive indefinite of ze (“zed”)

Further reading

  • “zerentzat”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • “zerentzat”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
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