perpaus
Basque
Etymology
Borrowed from Gascon perpàus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /perpau̯s̺/ [per.pau̯s̺]
- Rhymes: -erpau̯s̺, -au̯s̺
- Hyphenation: per‧paus
Noun
perpaus inan
- (Northern, dated) conversation
- Synonym: solas
- (grammar) sentence
- Synonym: esaldi
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | perpaus | perpausa | perpausak | perpausok |
| ergative | perpausek | perpausak | perpausek | perpausok |
| dative | perpausi | perpausari | perpausei | perpausoi |
| genitive | perpausen | perpausaren | perpausen | perpauson |
| comitative | perpausekin | perpausarekin | perpausekin | perpausokin |
| causative | perpausengatik | perpausarengatik | perpausengatik | perpausongatik |
| benefactive | perpausentzat | perpausarentzat | perpausentzat | perpausontzat |
| instrumental | perpausez | perpausaz | perpausez | perpausotaz |
| innesive | perpausetan | perpausean | perpausetan | perpausotan |
| locative | perpausetako | perpauseko | perpausetako | perpausotako |
| allative | perpausetara | perpausera | perpausetara | perpausotara |
| terminative | perpausetaraino | perpauseraino | perpausetaraino | perpausotaraino |
| directive | perpausetarantz | perpauserantz | perpausetarantz | perpausotarantz |
| destinative | perpausetarako | perpauserako | perpausetarako | perpausotarako |
| ablative | perpausetatik | perpausetik | perpausetatik | perpausotatik |
| partitive | perpausik | — | — | — |
| prolative | perpaustzat | — | — | — |
Further reading
- “perpaus”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “perpaus”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005