azeri zahar
Basque
Etymology
From azeri (“fox”) + zahar (“old”). Literally, “old fox”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /as̻eɾi s̻ahar/ [a.s̻e.ɾi s̻a.har]
- Hyphenation: a‧ze‧ri za‧har
Noun
- (idiomatic) old hand
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | azeri zahar | azeri zaharra | azeri zaharrak | azeri zaharrok |
| ergative | azeri zaharrek | azeri zaharrak | azeri zaharrek | azeri zaharrok |
| dative | azeri zaharri | azeri zaharrari | azeri zaharrei | azeri zaharroi |
| genitive | azeri zaharren | azeri zaharraren | azeri zaharren | azeri zaharron |
| comitative | azeri zaharrekin | azeri zaharrarekin | azeri zaharrekin | azeri zaharrokin |
| causative | azeri zaharrengatik | azeri zaharrarengatik | azeri zaharrengatik | azeri zaharrongatik |
| benefactive | azeri zaharrentzat | azeri zaharrarentzat | azeri zaharrentzat | azeri zaharrontzat |
| instrumental | azeri zaharrez | azeri zaharraz | azeri zaharrez | azeri zaharrotaz |
| innesive | azeri zaharrengan | azeri zaharrarengan | azeri zaharrengan | azeri zaharrongan |
| locative | — | — | — | — |
| allative | azeri zaharrengana | azeri zaharrarengana | azeri zaharrengana | azeri zaharrongana |
| terminative | azeri zaharrenganaino | azeri zaharrarenganaino | azeri zaharrenganaino | azeri zaharronganaino |
| directive | azeri zaharrenganantz | azeri zaharrarenganantz | azeri zaharrenganantz | azeri zaharronganantz |
| destinative | azeri zaharrenganako | azeri zaharrarenganako | azeri zaharrenganako | azeri zaharronganako |
| ablative | azeri zaharrengandik | azeri zaharrarengandik | azeri zaharrengandik | azeri zaharrongandik |
| partitive | azeri zaharrik | — | — | — |
| prolative | azeri zahartzat | — | — | — |
Further reading
- “azeri zahar”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “azeri zahar”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005