hamaika

Basque

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    Cardinal: hamaika
    Ordinal: hamaikagarren
    Fractional: hamaikaren

Etymology

A derivative of hamar (“ten”) with an unknown second element.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /hamai̯ka/ [ha.mai̯.ka]
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /amai̯ka/ [a.mai̯.ka]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ai̯ka, -a
  • Hyphenation: ha‧mai‧ka

Numeral

hamaika

  1. eleven
  2. many, a lot
    Synonyms: makina bat, hamaikatxo, asko

Usage notes

  • In the second sense the modified noun must be in the indefinite form.

Declension

Declension of hamaika (numeral a-stem)
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive hamaika hamaika hamaikak hamaikok
ergative hamaikak hamaikak hamaikek hamaikok
dative hamaikari hamaikari hamaikei hamaikoi
genitive hamaikaren hamaikaren hamaiken hamaikon
comitative hamaikarekin hamaikarekin hamaikekin hamaikokin
causative hamaikarengatik hamaikarengatik hamaikengatik hamaikongatik
benefactive hamaikarentzat hamaikarentzat hamaikentzat hamaikontzat
instrumental hamaikaz hamaikaz hamaikez hamaikotaz
innesive anim. hamaikarengan hamaikarengan hamaikengan hamaikongan
inan. hamaikatan hamaikan hamaiketan hamaikotan
locative anim. — — — —
inan. hamaikatako hamaikako hamaiketako hamaikotako
allative anim. hamaikarengana hamaikarengana hamaikengana hamaikongana
inan. hamaikatara hamaikara hamaiketara hamaikotara
terminative anim. hamaikarenganaino hamaikarenganaino hamaikenganaino hamaikonganaino
inan. hamaikataraino hamaikaraino hamaiketaraino hamaikotaraino
directive anim. hamaikarenganantz hamaikarenganantz hamaikenganantz hamaikonganantz
inan. hamaikatarantz hamaikarantz hamaiketarantz hamaikotarantz
destinative anim. hamaikarenganako hamaikarenganako hamaikenganako hamaikonganako
inan. hamaikatarako hamaikarako hamaiketarako hamaikotarako
ablative anim. hamaikarengandik hamaikarengandik hamaikengandik hamaikongandik
inan. hamaikatatik hamaikatik hamaiketatik hamaikotatik
partitive hamaikarik — — —
prolative hamaikatzat — — —

Derived terms

  • hamaikagarren (“eleventh”)
  • hamaikako (“eleven, lineup”)
  • hamaikana (“eleven each”)
  • hamaikanaka (“in groups of eleven”)
  • hamaikara (“eleven each”)
  • hamaikatxo (“many”)

Further reading

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