zubi

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *zubi, probably a compound of *zuR (“wood”) and *bide (“way, path”).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /s̻ubi/ [s̻u.β̞i]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /s̺ubi/ [s̺u.β̞i]

  • Rhymes: -ubi, -i
  • Hyphenation: zu‧bi

Noun

zubi inan

  1. bridge
  2. long weekend; a day which falls between two work-free days (holidays or weekend days)
  3. (music) tailpiece

Declension

Declension of zubi (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive zubi zubia zubiak
ergative zubik zubiak zubiek
dative zubiri zubiari zubiei
genitive zubiren zubiaren zubien
comitative zubirekin zubiarekin zubiekin
causative zubirengatik zubiarengatik zubiengatik
benefactive zubirentzat zubiarentzat zubientzat
instrumental zubiz zubiaz zubiez
inessive zubitan zubian zubietan
locative zubitako zubiko zubietako
allative zubitara zubira zubietara
terminative zubitaraino zubiraino zubietaraino
directive zubitarantz zubirantz zubietarantz
destinative zubitarako zubirako zubietarako
ablative zubitatik zubitik zubietatik
partitive zubirik — —
prolative zubitzat — —

Derived terms

  • zubi-begi (“span, arch of a bridge”)
  • zubi-bular
  • zubibide (“viaduct”)
  • Zubieta
  • zubigile
  • zubigintza
  • zubipe
  • zubizain (“bridgekeeper”)

References

  1. ^ R. L. Trask (2008) “zubi”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 381

Further reading

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

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

zubi (Cyrillic spelling зуби)

  1. nominative/vocative plural of zub
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