bizar
Basque
Etymology
1110; from Proto-Basque *bizaR, collective of *buz- (“hair, strand”) (compare buztan (“tail”)).
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
- Rhymes: -is̻ar, -ar
- Rhymes: -is̺ar, -ar
- Hyphenation: bi‧zar
Noun
bizar inan
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | bizar | bizarra | bizarrak | bizarrok |
| ergative | bizarrek | bizarrak | bizarrek | bizarrok |
| dative | bizarri | bizarrari | bizarrei | bizarroi |
| genitive | bizarren | bizarraren | bizarren | bizarron |
| comitative | bizarrekin | bizarrarekin | bizarrekin | bizarrokin |
| causative | bizarrengatik | bizarrarengatik | bizarrengatik | bizarrongatik |
| benefactive | bizarrentzat | bizarrarentzat | bizarrentzat | bizarrontzat |
| instrumental | bizarrez | bizarraz | bizarrez | bizarrotaz |
| innesive | bizarretan | bizarrean | bizarretan | bizarrotan |
| locative | bizarretako | bizarreko | bizarretako | bizarrotako |
| allative | bizarretara | bizarrera | bizarretara | bizarrotara |
| terminative | bizarretaraino | bizarreraino | bizarretaraino | bizarrotaraino |
| directive | bizarretarantz | bizarrerantz | bizarretarantz | bizarrotarantz |
| destinative | bizarretarako | bizarrerako | bizarretarako | bizarrotarako |
| ablative | bizarretatik | bizarretik | bizarretatik | bizarrotatik |
| partitive | bizarrik | — | — | — |
| prolative | bizartzat | — | — | — |
Derived terms
- bizardun
- bizarro
Further reading
- “bizar”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “bizar”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from French bizarre (“bizarre”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bisaːr/, [b̥iˈsɑːˀ]
Adjective
bizar
Inflection
| positive | comparative | superlative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite common singular | bizar | — | —2 |
| indefinite neuter singular | bizart | — | —2 |
| plural | bizarre | — | —2 |
| definite attributive1 | bizarre | — | — |
1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.
Synonyms
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French bizarre (“bizarre”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biˈzɑr/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: bi‧zar
- Rhymes: -ɑr
Adjective
bizar (comparative bizarder, superlative bizarst)
Declension
| Declension of bizar | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | bizar | |||
| inflected | bizarre | |||
| comparative | bizarder | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | bizar | bizarder | het bizarst het bizarste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | bizarre | bizardere | bizarste |
| n. sing. | bizar | bizarder | bizarste | |
| plural | bizarre | bizardere | bizarste | |
| definite | bizarre | bizardere | bizarste | |
| partitive | bizars | bizarders | — | |
Synonyms
Romanian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Adjective
bizar m or n (feminine singular bizară, masculine plural bizari, feminine/neuter plural bizare)