zubi

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *zubi, probably a compound of *zuR (“wood”) and *bide (“way, path”).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /s̻ubi/ [s̻u.β̞i]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /s̺ubi/ [s̺u.β̞i]

  • Rhymes: -ubi, -i
  • Hyphenation: zu‧bi

Noun

zubi inan

  1. bridge
  2. long weekend; a day which falls between two work-free days (holidays or weekend days)
  3. (music) tailpiece

Declension

Declension of zubi (inan V-stem)
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive zubi zubia zubiak zubiok
ergative zubik zubiak zubiek zubiok
dative zubiri zubiari zubiei zubioi
genitive zubiren zubiaren zubien zubion
comitative zubirekin zubiarekin zubiekin zubiokin
causative zubirengatik zubiarengatik zubiengatik zubiongatik
benefactive zubirentzat zubiarentzat zubientzat zubiontzat
instrumental zubiz zubiaz zubiez zubiotaz
innesive zubitan zubian zubietan zubiotan
locative zubitako zubiko zubietako zubiotako
allative zubitara zubira zubietara zubiotara
terminative zubitaraino zubiraino zubietaraino zubiotaraino
directive zubitarantz zubirantz zubietarantz zubiotarantz
destinative zubitarako zubirako zubietarako zubiotarako
ablative zubitatik zubitik zubietatik zubiotatik
partitive zubirik — — —
prolative zubitzat — — —

Derived terms

  • zubi-begi (“span, arch of a bridge”)
  • zubi-bular
  • zubibide (“viaduct”)
  • Zubieta
  • zubigile
  • zubigintza
  • zubipe
  • zubizain (“bridgekeeper”)

References

  1. ^ R. L. Trask (2008), “zubi”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 381

Further reading

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

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

zubi (Cyrillic spelling зуби)

  1. nominative/vocative plural of zub
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