hamasei
Basque
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| Cardinal: hamasei Ordinal: hamaseigarren Fractional: hamaseiren | ||
Etymology
From hamar (“ten”) + sei (“six”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /hamas̺ei̯/ [ha.ma.s̺ei̯]
- IPA(key): (Southern) /amas̺ei̯/ [a.ma.s̺ei̯]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -as̺ei̯, -ei̯
- Hyphenation: ha‧ma‧sei
Numeral
hamasei
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | hamasei | hamaseia | hamaseiak | hamaseiok | |
| ergative | hamaseik | hamaseiak | hamaseiek | hamaseiok | |
| dative | hamaseiri | hamaseiari | hamaseiei | hamaseioi | |
| genitive | hamaseiren | hamaseiaren | hamaseien | hamaseion | |
| comitative | hamaseirekin | hamaseiarekin | hamaseiekin | hamaseiokin | |
| causative | hamaseirengatik | hamaseiarengatik | hamaseiengatik | hamaseiongatik | |
| benefactive | hamaseirentzat | hamaseiarentzat | hamaseientzat | hamaseiontzat | |
| instrumental | hamaseiez | hamaseiaz | hamaseiez | hamaseiotaz | |
| innesive | anim. | hamaseirengan | hamaseiarengan | hamaseiengan | hamaseiongan |
| inan. | hamaseitan | hamaseian | hamaseietan | hamaseiotan | |
| locative | anim. | — | — | — | — |
| inan. | hamaseitako | hamaseiko | hamaseietako | hamaseiotako | |
| allative | anim. | hamaseirengana | hamaseiarengana | hamaseiengana | hamaseiongana |
| inan. | hamaseitara | hamaseira | hamaseietara | hamaseiotara | |
| terminative | anim. | hamaseirenganaino | hamaseiarenganaino | hamaseienganaino | hamaseionganaino |
| inan. | hamaseitaraino | hamaseiraino | hamaseietaraino | hamaseiotaraino | |
| directive | anim. | hamaseirenganantz | hamaseiarenganantz | hamaseienganantz | hamaseionganantz |
| inan. | hamaseitarantz | hamaseirantz | hamaseietarantz | hamaseiotarantz | |
| destinative | anim. | hamaseirenganako | hamaseiarenganako | hamaseienganako | hamaseionganako |
| inan. | hamaseitarako | hamaseirako | hamaseietarako | hamaseiotarako | |
| ablative | anim. | hamaseirengandik | hamaseiarengandik | hamaseiengandik | hamaseiongandik |
| inan. | hamaseitatik | hamaseitik | hamaseietatik | hamaseiotatik | |
| partitive | hamaseirik | — | — | — | |
| prolative | hamaseitzat | — | — | — | |
1. The instrumental indefinite of this numeral hasn't been standardized. The ending -eiz can also be found.
Derived terms
- berrogeita hamasei (“fifty-six”)
- hamaseigarren (“sixteenth”)
- hamaseiko
- hamaseina (“sixteen each”)
- hamaseinaka (“in groups of sixteen”)
- hamaseitar (“hexadecimal”)
- hirurogeita hamasei (“seventy-six”)
- hogeita hamasei (“thirty-six”)
- laurogeita hamasei (“ninety-six”)
Further reading
- “hamasei”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “hamasei”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005