agurgarri
Basque
Etymology
From agur (“greeting”) + -garri, literally “greetable”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɡurɡari/ [a.ɣ̞ur.ɣ̞a.ri]
- Rhymes: -ari, -i
- Hyphenation: a‧gur‧ga‧rri
Adjective
agurgarri (comparative agurgarriago, superlative agurgarrien, excessive agurgarriegi)
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | agurgarri | agurgarria | agurgarriak | agurgarriok |
| ergative | agurgarrik | agurgarriak | agurgarriek | agurgarriok |
| dative | agurgarriri | agurgarriari | agurgarriei | agurgarrioi |
| genitive | agurgarriren | agurgarriaren | agurgarrien | agurgarrion |
| comitative | agurgarrirekin | agurgarriarekin | agurgarriekin | agurgarriokin |
| causative | agurgarrirengatik | agurgarriarengatik | agurgarriengatik | agurgarriongatik |
| benefactive | agurgarrirentzat | agurgarriarentzat | agurgarrientzat | agurgarriontzat |
| instrumental | agurgarriz | agurgarriaz | agurgarriez | agurgarriotaz |
| innesive | agurgarrirengan | agurgarriarengan | agurgarriengan | agurgarriongan |
| locative | — | — | — | — |
| allative | agurgarrirengana | agurgarriarengana | agurgarriengana | agurgarriongana |
| terminative | agurgarrirenganaino | agurgarriarenganaino | agurgarrienganaino | agurgarrionganaino |
| directive | agurgarrirenganantz | agurgarriarenganantz | agurgarrienganantz | agurgarrionganantz |
| destinative | agurgarrirenganako | agurgarriarenganako | agurgarrienganako | agurgarrionganako |
| ablative | agurgarrirengandik | agurgarriarengandik | agurgarriengandik | agurgarriongandik |
| partitive | agurgarririk | — | — | — |
| prolative | agurgarritzat | — | — | — |
Derived terms
- agurgarritasun (“respectability”)
Noun
agurgarri anim
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | agurgarri | agurgarria | agurgarriak | agurgarriok |
| ergative | agurgarrik | agurgarriak | agurgarriek | agurgarriok |
| dative | agurgarriri | agurgarriari | agurgarriei | agurgarrioi |
| genitive | agurgarriren | agurgarriaren | agurgarrien | agurgarrion |
| comitative | agurgarrirekin | agurgarriarekin | agurgarriekin | agurgarriokin |
| causative | agurgarrirengatik | agurgarriarengatik | agurgarriengatik | agurgarriongatik |
| benefactive | agurgarrirentzat | agurgarriarentzat | agurgarrientzat | agurgarriontzat |
| instrumental | agurgarriz | agurgarriaz | agurgarriez | agurgarriotaz |
| innesive | agurgarrirengan | agurgarriarengan | agurgarriengan | agurgarriongan |
| locative | — | — | — | — |
| allative | agurgarrirengana | agurgarriarengana | agurgarriengana | agurgarriongana |
| terminative | agurgarrirenganaino | agurgarriarenganaino | agurgarrienganaino | agurgarrionganaino |
| directive | agurgarrirenganantz | agurgarriarenganantz | agurgarrienganantz | agurgarrionganantz |
| destinative | agurgarrirenganako | agurgarriarenganako | agurgarrienganako | agurgarrionganako |
| ablative | agurgarrirengandik | agurgarriarengandik | agurgarriengandik | agurgarriongandik |
| partitive | agurgarririk | — | — | — |
| prolative | agurgarritzat | — | — | — |
Further reading
- “agurgarri”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “agurgarri”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005