herri

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *(h)eRi (“town, inhabited place, people, nation”).

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /heri/ [he.ri]
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /eri/ [e.ri]
  • Rhymes: -eri, -i
  • Hyphenation: he‧rri
  • (Soule) IPA(key): /heʁi/

Noun

herri inan or anim

  1. (inanimate) village, town
  2. (animate) people, nation
  3. (inanimate) country
    Euskal Herria
    Basque Country

Declension

Declension of herri (anim/inan V-stem)
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive herri herria herriak herriok
ergative herrik herriak herriek herriok
dative herriri herriari herriei herrioi
genitive herriren herriaren herrien herrion
comitative herrirekin herriarekin herriekin herriokin
causative herrirengatik herriarengatik herriengatik herriongatik
benefactive herrirentzat herriarentzat herrientzat herriontzat
instrumental herriz herriaz herriez herriotaz
innesive anim. herrirengan herriarengan herriengan herriongan
inan. herritan herrian herrietan herriotan
locative anim. — — — —
inan. herritako herriko herrietako herriotako
allative anim. herrirengana herriarengana herriengana herriongana
inan. herritara herrira herrietara herriotara
terminative anim. herrirenganaino herriarenganaino herrienganaino herrionganaino
inan. herritaraino herriraino herrietaraino herriotaraino
directive anim. herrirenganantz herriarenganantz herrienganantz herrionganantz
inan. herritarantz herrirantz herrietarantz herriotarantz
destinative anim. herrirenganako herriarenganako herrienganako herrionganako
inan. herritarako herrirako herrietarako herriotarako
ablative anim. herrirengandik herriarengandik herriengandik herriongandik
inan. herritatik herritik herrietatik herriotatik
partitive herririk — — —
prolative herritzat — — —

References

  • *her̄i in starling.rinet.ru database

Further reading

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

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛrːɪ/
    Rhymes: -ɛrːɪ

Noun

herri m (genitive singular herra, nominative plural herrar)

  1. obsolete form of herra

Declension

Declension of herri (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative herri herrinn herrar herrarnir
accusative herra herrann herra herrana
dative herra herranum herrum herrunum
genitive herra herrans herra herranna
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