herri
Basque
Etymology
From Proto-Basque *heŕi (“town, inhabited place, people, nation”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Southern) /eri/, [e̞.ri]
- IPA(key): (Northern) /heri/, [ɦe̞.ri]
Noun
herri inan or anim
- (inanimate) village, town
- (animate) people, nation
- (inanimate) country
- Euskal Herria
- Basque Country
Declension
| Declension of herri (animate and inanimate, ending in vowel) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | ||
| absolutive | herri | herria | herriak | |
| ergative | herrik | herriak | herriek | |
| dative | herriri | herriari | herriei | |
| genitive | herriren | herriaren | herrien | |
| comitative | herrirekin | herriarekin | herriekin | |
| causative | herrirengatik | herriarengatik | herriengatik | |
| benefactive | herrirentzat | herriarentzat | herrientzat | |
| instrumental | herriz | herriaz | herriez | |
| inessive | anim. | herrirengan | herriarengan | herriengan |
| inanim. | herritan | herrian | herrietan | |
| locative | anim. | — | — | — |
| inanim. | herritako | herriko | herrietako | |
| allative | anim. | herrirengana | herriarengana | herriengana |
| inanim. | herritara | herrira | herrietara | |
| terminative | anim. | herrirenganaino | herriarenganaino | herrienganaino |
| inanim. | herritaraino | herriraino | herrietaraino | |
| directive | anim. | herrirenganantz | herriarenganantz | herrienganantz |
| inanim. | herritarantz | herrirantz | herrietarantz | |
| destinative | anim. | herrirenganako | herriarenganako | herrienganako |
| inanim. | herritarako | herrirako | herrietarako | |
| ablative | anim. | herrirengandik | herriarengandik | herriengandik |
| inanim. | herritatik | herritik | herrietatik | |
| partitive | herririk | — | — | |
| prolative | herritzat | — | — | |
References
- *her̄i in starling.rinet.ru database
Further reading
- "herri" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “herri” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɛrːɪ/
- Rhymes: -ɛrːɪ
Noun
herri m (genitive singular herra, nominative plural herrar)
- Obsolete form of herra.
Declension
declension of herri
| m-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | herri | herrinn | herrar | herrarnir |
| accusative | herra | herrann | herra | herrana |
| dative | herra | herranum | herrum | herrunum |
| genitive | herra | herrans | herra | herranna |