betile
Basque
Etymology
From bet- (combining form of begi (“eye”)) + ile (“hair”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /betile/ [be.t̪i.le]
- IPA(key): (Southern) /betiʎe/ [be.t̪i.ʎe]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ile, -e
- Rhymes: -iʎe, -e
- Hyphenation: be‧ti‧le
Noun
betile inan
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | betile | betilea | betileak | betileok |
| ergative | betilek | betileak | betileek | betileok |
| dative | betileri | betileari | betileei | betileoi |
| genitive | betileren | betilearen | betileen | betileon |
| comitative | betilerekin | betilearekin | betileekin | betileokin |
| causative | betilerengatik | betilearengatik | betileengatik | betileongatik |
| benefactive | betilerentzat | betilearentzat | betileentzat | betileontzat |
| instrumental | betilez | betileaz | betileez | betileotaz |
| innesive | betiletan | betilean | betileetan | betileotan |
| locative | betiletako | betileko | betileetako | betileotako |
| allative | betiletara | betilera | betileetara | betileotara |
| terminative | betiletaraino | betileraino | betileetaraino | betileotaraino |
| directive | betiletarantz | betilerantz | betileetarantz | betileotarantz |
| destinative | betiletarako | betilerako | betileetarako | betileotarako |
| ablative | betiletatik | betiletik | betileetatik | betileotatik |
| partitive | betilerik | — | — | — |
| prolative | betiletzat | — | — | — |
Further reading
- “betile”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “betile”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005