aulki

Basque

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps derived from Proto-Basque *aur- (“front”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /au̯lki/, [au̯l.ki]

Noun

aulki inan

  1. chair
  2. workbench
  3. (politics) seat
  4. (Christianity) see
  5. (sports) bench
  6. (law) dock (part of a courtroom where the accused sits)

Declension

Declension of aulki (inan V-stem)
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive aulki aulkia aulkiak aulkiok
ergative aulkik aulkiak aulkiek aulkiok
dative aulkiri aulkiari aulkiei aulkioi
genitive aulkiren aulkiaren aulkien aulkion
comitative aulkirekin aulkiarekin aulkiekin aulkiokin
causative aulkirengatik aulkiarengatik aulkiengatik aulkiongatik
benefactive aulkirentzat aulkiarentzat aulkientzat aulkiontzat
instrumental aulkiz aulkiaz aulkiez aulkiotaz
innesive aulkitan aulkian aulkietan aulkiotan
locative aulkitako aulkiko aulkietako aulkiotako
allative aulkitara aulkira aulkietara aulkiotara
terminative aulkitaraino aulkiraino aulkietaraino aulkiotaraino
directive aulkitarantz aulkirantz aulkietarantz aulkiotarantz
destinative aulkitarako aulkirako aulkietarako aulkiotarako
ablative aulkitatik aulkitik aulkietatik aulkiotatik
partitive aulkirik — — —
prolative aulkitzat — — —

Derived terms

  • aulki elektriko (“electric chair”)
  • Aulki Gorena (“Holy See”)
  • Aulki Santua (“Holy See”)
  • aulki tolesgarri (“folding chair”)
  • aulki turkiar (“sella turcica”)
  • aulkigile (“chair maker”)
  • aulkigintza (“chair manufacture”)
  • aulkiko epaile (“chair umpire”)
  • aulkiteria (“stall of a church”)
  • teleaulki (“chairlift”)

References

  1. ^ R. L. Trask (2008), “aulki”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 117

Further reading

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