aberats
Basque
Etymology
A compound of abere (“cattle”) plus some unknown element. This may be a suffix -ts denoting abundance, which is also allegedly present in other formations, such as adats (“hair, foliage”), from adar (“horn”).[1] However, a Latin (or Spanish) influence is more probable: compare Galician haberoso (“rich, wealthy”).[2]
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -eɾats̺, -ats̺
- Rhymes: -eɾats̻, -ats̻
- Hyphenation: a‧be‧rats
Adjective
aberats (comparative aberatsago, superlative aberatsen, excessive aberatsegi)
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | aberats | aberatsa | aberatsak | aberatsok | |
| ergative | aberatsek | aberatsak | aberatsek | aberatsok | |
| dative | aberatsi | aberatsari | aberatsei | aberatsoi | |
| genitive | aberatsen | aberatsaren | aberatsen | aberatson | |
| comitative | aberatsekin | aberatsarekin | aberatsekin | aberatsokin | |
| causative | aberatsengatik | aberatsarengatik | aberatsengatik | aberatsongatik | |
| benefactive | aberatsentzat | aberatsarentzat | aberatsentzat | aberatsontzat | |
| instrumental | aberatsez | aberatsaz | aberatsez | aberatsotaz | |
| innesive | anim. | aberatsengan | aberatsarengan | aberatsengan | aberatsongan |
| inan. | aberatsetan | aberatsean | aberatsetan | aberatsotan | |
| locative | anim. | — | — | — | — |
| inan. | aberatsetako | aberatseko | aberatsetako | aberatsotako | |
| allative | anim. | aberatsengana | aberatsarengana | aberatsengana | aberatsongana |
| inan. | aberatsetara | aberatsera | aberatsetara | aberatsotara | |
| terminative | anim. | aberatsenganaino | aberatsarenganaino | aberatsenganaino | aberatsonganaino |
| inan. | aberatsetaraino | aberatseraino | aberatsetaraino | aberatsotaraino | |
| directive | anim. | aberatsenganantz | aberatsarenganantz | aberatsenganantz | aberatsonganantz |
| inan. | aberatsetarantz | aberatserantz | aberatsetarantz | aberatsotarantz | |
| destinative | anim. | aberatsenganako | aberatsarenganako | aberatsenganako | aberatsonganako |
| inan. | aberatsetarako | aberatserako | aberatsetarako | aberatsotarako | |
| ablative | anim. | aberatsengandik | aberatsarengandik | aberatsengandik | aberatsongandik |
| inan. | aberatsetatik | aberatsetik | aberatsetatik | aberatsotatik | |
| partitive | aberatsik | — | — | — | |
| prolative | aberastzat | — | — | — | |
Derived terms
- aberasbide (“way of becoming wealthier”)
- aberasgarri (“enriching”)
- aberaskeria (“ostentatious display of wealth”)
- aberasketa (“enrichment”)
- aberaski (“wealth, richly”)
- aberaskume (“posh”)
- aberastasun (“wealth”)
- aberaste (“enrichment, process of making enriched uranium”)
- aberastu (“to enrich”)
- aberats egon (“to be rich”)
- aberatsi (“to enrich”)
Noun
aberats anim
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | aberats | aberatsa | aberatsak | aberatsok |
| ergative | aberatsek | aberatsak | aberatsek | aberatsok |
| dative | aberatsi | aberatsari | aberatsei | aberatsoi |
| genitive | aberatsen | aberatsaren | aberatsen | aberatson |
| comitative | aberatsekin | aberatsarekin | aberatsekin | aberatsokin |
| causative | aberatsengatik | aberatsarengatik | aberatsengatik | aberatsongatik |
| benefactive | aberatsentzat | aberatsarentzat | aberatsentzat | aberatsontzat |
| instrumental | aberatsez | aberatsaz | aberatsez | aberatsotaz |
| innesive | aberatsengan | aberatsarengan | aberatsengan | aberatsongan |
| locative | — | — | — | — |
| allative | aberatsengana | aberatsarengana | aberatsengana | aberatsongana |
| terminative | aberatsenganaino | aberatsarenganaino | aberatsenganaino | aberatsonganaino |
| directive | aberatsenganantz | aberatsarenganantz | aberatsenganantz | aberatsonganantz |
| destinative | aberatsenganako | aberatsarenganako | aberatsenganako | aberatsonganako |
| ablative | aberatsengandik | aberatsarengandik | aberatsengandik | aberatsongandik |
| partitive | aberatsik | — | — | — |
| prolative | aberastzat | — | — | — |
References
- ^ “adats”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
- ^ “aberats”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Further reading
- “aberats”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- R. L. Trask (2008), “aberats”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 75