adabegi
Basque
Etymology
From ada- (combining form of adar (“branch”)) + begi (“eye”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /adabeɡi/, [a.ð̞a.β̞e̞.ɣ̞i]
Noun
adabegi inan
- knot, shake (whorl left in lumber by the base of a branch growing out of the tree's trunk)
- Synonym: (Northern) adarrondo
Declension
| Declension of adabegi (inanimate, ending in vowel) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
| absolutive | adabegi | adabegia | adabegiak |
| ergative | adabegik | adabegiak | adabegiek |
| dative | adabegiri | adabegiari | adabegiei |
| genitive | adabegiren | adabegiaren | adabegien |
| comitative | adabegirekin | adabegiarekin | adabegiekin |
| causative | adabegirengatik | adabegiarengatik | adabegiengatik |
| benefactive | adabegirentzat | adabegiarentzat | adabegientzat |
| instrumental | adabegiz | adabegiaz | adabegiez |
| inessive | adabegitan | adabegian | adabegietan |
| locative | adabegitako | adabegiko | adabegietako |
| allative | adabegitara | adabegira | adabegietara |
| terminative | adabegitaraino | adabegiraino | adabegietaraino |
| directive | adabegitarantz | adabegirantz | adabegietarantz |
| destinative | adabegitarako | adabegirako | adabegietarako |
| ablative | adabegitatik | adabegitik | adabegietatik |
| partitive | adabegirik | — | — |
| prolative | adabegitzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- adabegitsu (“knotty”)
Further reading
- "adabegi" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “adabegi” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus