ubel
Basque
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) u- combining form of ur (water) and bel (dark)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ubel/ [u.β̞el]
- Rhymes: -ubel, -el
- Hyphenation: u‧bel
Adjective
ubel (not comparable)
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | ubel | ubela | ubelak | ubelok | |
| ergative | ubelek | ubelak | ubelek | ubelok | |
| dative | ubeli | ubelari | ubelei | ubeloi | |
| genitive | ubelen | ubelaren | ubelen | ubelon | |
| comitative | ubelekin | ubelarekin | ubelekin | ubelokin | |
| causative | ubelengatik | ubelarengatik | ubelengatik | ubelongatik | |
| benefactive | ubelentzat | ubelarentzat | ubelentzat | ubelontzat | |
| instrumental | ubelez | ubelaz | ubelez | ubelotaz | |
| innesive | anim. | ubelengan | ubelarengan | ubelengan | ubelongan |
| inan. | ubeletan | ubelean | ubeletan | ubelotan | |
| locative | anim. | — | — | — | — |
| inan. | ubeletako | ubeleko | ubeletako | ubelotako | |
| allative | anim. | ubelengana | ubelarengana | ubelengana | ubelongana |
| inan. | ubeletara | ubelera | ubeletara | ubelotara | |
| terminative | anim. | ubelenganaino | ubelarenganaino | ubelenganaino | ubelonganaino |
| inan. | ubeletaraino | ubeleraino | ubeletaraino | ubelotaraino | |
| directive | anim. | ubelenganantz | ubelarenganantz | ubelenganantz | ubelonganantz |
| inan. | ubeletarantz | ubelerantz | ubeletarantz | ubelotarantz | |
| destinative | anim. | ubelenganako | ubelarenganako | ubelenganako | ubelonganako |
| inan. | ubeletarako | ubelerako | ubeletarako | ubelotarako | |
| ablative | anim. | ubelengandik | ubelarengandik | ubelengandik | ubelongandik |
| inan. | ubeletatik | ubeletik | ubeletatik | ubelotatik | |
| partitive | ubelik | — | — | — | |
| prolative | ubeltzat | — | — | — | |
Noun
ubel inan
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | ubel | ubela | ubelak | ubelok |
| ergative | ubelek | ubelak | ubelek | ubelok |
| dative | ubeli | ubelari | ubelei | ubeloi |
| genitive | ubelen | ubelaren | ubelen | ubelon |
| comitative | ubelekin | ubelarekin | ubelekin | ubelokin |
| causative | ubelengatik | ubelarengatik | ubelengatik | ubelongatik |
| benefactive | ubelentzat | ubelarentzat | ubelentzat | ubelontzat |
| instrumental | ubelez | ubelaz | ubelez | ubelotaz |
| innesive | ubeletan | ubelean | ubeletan | ubelotan |
| locative | ubeletako | ubeleko | ubeletako | ubelotako |
| allative | ubeletara | ubelera | ubeletara | ubelotara |
| terminative | ubeletaraino | ubeleraino | ubeletaraino | ubelotaraino |
| directive | ubeletarantz | ubelerantz | ubeletarantz | ubelotarantz |
| destinative | ubeletarako | ubelerako | ubeletarako | ubelotarako |
| ablative | ubeletatik | ubeletik | ubeletatik | ubelotatik |
| partitive | ubelik | — | — | — |
| prolative | ubeltzat | — | — | — |
Derived terms
- ubeldu (“to bruise”)
- ubeldura (“bruise”)
- ubeltasun
- ubelune
- ubeluri
- ubeluritu
See also
| zuri | gris | beltz |
| gorri | laranja; marroi | hori |
| berde | ||
| oztin | urdin | |
| ubel | more | arrosa |
Further reading
- “ubel”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “ubel”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005