baserri
Basque
Etymology
From basa- (combining form of baso (“forest, wilderness”)) + herri (“village”).
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /bas̺eri/ [ba.s̺e.ri]
- Rhymes: -eri, -i
- Hyphenation: ba‧se‧rri
Noun
baserri inan
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | baserri | baserria | baserriak | baserriok |
| ergative | baserrik | baserriak | baserriek | baserriok |
| dative | baserriri | baserriari | baserriei | baserrioi |
| genitive | baserriren | baserriaren | baserrien | baserrion |
| comitative | baserrirekin | baserriarekin | baserriekin | baserriokin |
| causative | baserrirengatik | baserriarengatik | baserriengatik | baserriongatik |
| benefactive | baserrirentzat | baserriarentzat | baserrientzat | baserriontzat |
| instrumental | baserriz | baserriaz | baserriez | baserriotaz |
| innesive | baserritan | baserrian | baserrietan | baserriotan |
| locative | baserritako | baserriko | baserrietako | baserriotako |
| allative | baserritara | baserrira | baserrietara | baserriotara |
| terminative | baserritaraino | baserriraino | baserrietaraino | baserriotaraino |
| directive | baserritarantz | baserrirantz | baserrietarantz | baserriotarantz |
| destinative | baserritarako | baserrirako | baserrietarako | baserriotarako |
| ablative | baserritatik | baserritik | baserrietatik | baserriotatik |
| partitive | baserririk | — | — | — |
| prolative | baserritzat | — | — | — |
Derived terms
- baserri-etxe (“farmhouse”)
- baserri-turismo (“agritourism”)
- baserriko ogi (“home-made bread”)
- baserritar (“farmer”) (see there for further derived terms)
Further reading
- “baserri”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “baserri”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005