abegi
Basque
Etymology
Usually said to contain begi (“eye”), but the first element is obscure.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abeɡi/, [a.β̞e̞.ɣ̞i]
Noun
abegi inan
- reception, welcoming
- face
Declension
| Declension of abegi (inanimate, ending in vowel) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
| absolutive | abegi | abegia | abegiak |
| ergative | abegik | abegiak | abegiek |
| dative | abegiri | abegiari | abegiei |
| genitive | abegiren | abegiaren | abegien |
| comitative | abegirekin | abegiarekin | abegiekin |
| causative | abegirengatik | abegiarengatik | abegiengatik |
| benefactive | abegirentzat | abegiarentzat | abegientzat |
| instrumental | abegiz | abegiaz | abegiez |
| inessive | abegitan | abegian | abegietan |
| locative | abegitako | abegiko | abegietako |
| allative | abegitara | abegira | abegietara |
| terminative | abegitaraino | abegiraino | abegietaraino |
| directive | abegitarantz | abegirantz | abegietarantz |
| destinative | abegitarako | abegirako | abegietarako |
| ablative | abegitatik | abegitik | abegietatik |
| partitive | abegirik | — | — |
| prolative | abegitzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- abegikor (“hospitable”)
- abegitsu (“hospitable”)
Further reading
- "abegi" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “abegi” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
Latin
Verb
abēgī
- first-person singular perfect active indicative of abigō