gerezi
Basque
Etymology
From Late Latin ceresiam (accusative singular of ceresia),[1] from Ancient Greek κεράσιον (kerásion, “cherry”), from Ancient Greek κερασός (kerasós, “bird cherry”), and ultimately possibly of Anatolian origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡeɾes̻i/, [ɡe̞.ɾe̞.s̻i]
Noun
gerezi inan
- cherry
Declension
| Declension of gerezi (inanimate, ending in vowel) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
| absolutive | gerezi | gerezia | gereziak |
| ergative | gerezik | gereziak | gereziek |
| dative | gereziri | gereziari | gereziei |
| genitive | gereziren | gereziaren | gerezien |
| comitative | gerezirekin | gereziarekin | gereziekin |
| causative | gerezirengatik | gereziarengatik | gereziengatik |
| benefactive | gerezirentzat | gereziarentzat | gerezientzat |
| instrumental | gereziz | gereziaz | gereziez |
| inessive | gerezitan | gerezian | gerezietan |
| locative | gerezitako | gereziko | gerezietako |
| allative | gerezitara | gerezira | gerezietara |
| terminative | gerezitaraino | gereziraino | gerezietaraino |
| directive | gerezitarantz | gerezirantz | gerezietarantz |
| destinative | gerezitarako | gerezirako | gerezietarako |
| ablative | gerezitatik | gerezitik | gerezietatik |
| partitive | gerezirik | — | — |
| prolative | gerezitzat | — | — |
References
- “gerezi” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
Further reading
- "gerezi" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “gerezi” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus