bertso

Basque

Etymology

From Spanish verso (verse, line).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /bert͡s̺o/ [ber.t͡s̺o]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /bert͡s̻o/ [ber.t͡s̻o]

 
  • Rhymes: -erts̺o, -o
  • Rhymes: -erts̻o, -o

  • Hyphenation: ber‧tso

Noun

bertso inan

  1. a spontaneous song sung in Basque

Declension

Declension of bertso (inan V-stem)
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive bertso bertsoa bertsoak bertsook
ergative bertsok bertsoak bertsoek bertsook
dative bertsori bertsoari bertsoei bertsooi
genitive bertsoren bertsoaren bertsoen bertsoon
comitative bertsorekin bertsoarekin bertsoekin bertsookin
causative bertsorengatik bertsoarengatik bertsoengatik bertsoongatik
benefactive bertsorentzat bertsoarentzat bertsoentzat bertsoontzat
instrumental bertsoz bertsoaz bertsoez bertsootaz
innesive bertsotan bertsoan bertsoetan bertsootan
locative bertsotako bertsoko bertsoetako bertsootako
allative bertsotara bertsora bertsoetara bertsootara
terminative bertsotaraino bertsoraino bertsoetaraino bertsootaraino
directive bertsotarantz bertsorantz bertsoetarantz bertsootarantz
destinative bertsotarako bertsorako bertsoetarako bertsootarako
ablative bertsotatik bertsotik bertsoetatik bertsootatik
partitive bertsorik
prolative bertsotzat

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque bertso, from Spanish verso.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbeɾt͡ʃo/ [ˈbeɾ.t͡ʃo]
  • Rhymes: -eɾtʃo
  • Syllabification: ber‧tso

Noun

bertso m (plural bertsos)

  1. a spontaneous song sung in Basque