mizpira
Basque
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin mespila, plural of mespilum.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iɾa, -a
- Hyphenation: miz‧pi‧ra
Noun
mizpira inan
- medlar (fruit)
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | mizpira | mizpira | mizpirak | mizpirok |
| ergative | mizpirak | mizpirak | mizpirek | mizpirok |
| dative | mizpirari | mizpirari | mizpirei | mizpiroi |
| genitive | mizpiraren | mizpiraren | mizpiren | mizpiron |
| comitative | mizpirarekin | mizpirarekin | mizpirekin | mizpirokin |
| causative | mizpirarengatik | mizpirarengatik | mizpirengatik | mizpirongatik |
| benefactive | mizpirarentzat | mizpirarentzat | mizpirentzat | mizpirontzat |
| instrumental | mizpiraz | mizpiraz | mizpirez | mizpirotaz |
| innesive | mizpiratan | mizpiran | mizpiretan | mizpirotan |
| locative | mizpiratako | mizpirako | mizpiretako | mizpirotako |
| allative | mizpiratara | mizpirara | mizpiretara | mizpirotara |
| terminative | mizpirataraino | mizpiraraino | mizpiretaraino | mizpirotaraino |
| directive | mizpiratarantz | mizpirarantz | mizpiretarantz | mizpirotarantz |
| destinative | mizpiratarako | mizpirarako | mizpiretarako | mizpirotarako |
| ablative | mizpiratatik | mizpiratik | mizpiretatik | mizpirotatik |
| partitive | mizpirarik | — | — | — |
| prolative | mizpiratzat | — | — | — |
Derived terms
- mizpirondo (“medlar tree”)
Further reading
- “mizpira”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “mizpira”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005