aberats
Basque
Etymology
A compound of abere (“cattle”) plus some unknown element. This may be a suffix -ts denoting abundance, which is also allegedly present in other formations, such as adats (“hair, foliage”), from adar (“horn”).[1] However, a Latin (or Spanish) influence is more probable: compare Galician haberoso (“rich, wealthy”).[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abeɾat͡s̺/, [a.β̞e̞.ɾat͡s̺]
Adjective
aberats (comparative aberatsago, superlative aberatsen, excessive aberatsegi)
- rich, wealthy
- Antonym: behartsu
- abundant
- costly, expensive
Declension
| Declension of aberats (adjective, ending in consonant) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | ||
| absolutive | aberats | aberatsa | aberatsak | |
| ergative | aberatsek | aberatsak | aberatsek | |
| dative | aberatsi | aberatsari | aberatsei | |
| genitive | aberatsen | aberatsaren | aberatsen | |
| comitative | aberatsekin | aberatsarekin | aberatsekin | |
| causative | aberatsengatik | aberatsarengatik | aberatsengatik | |
| benefactive | aberatsentzat | aberatsarentzat | aberatsentzat | |
| instrumental | aberatsez | aberatsaz | aberatsez | |
| inessive | anim. | aberatsengan | aberatsarengan | aberatsengan |
| inanim. | aberatsetan | aberatsean | aberatsetan | |
| locative | anim. | — | — | — |
| inanim. | aberatsetako | aberatseko | aberatsetako | |
| allative | anim. | aberatsengana | aberatsarengana | aberatsengana |
| inanim. | aberatsetara | aberatsera | aberatsetara | |
| terminative | anim. | aberatsenganaino | aberatsarenganaino | aberatsenganaino |
| inanim. | aberatsetaraino | aberatseraino | aberatsetaraino | |
| directive | anim. | aberatsenganantz | aberatsarenganantz | aberatsenganantz |
| inanim. | aberatsetarantz | aberatserantz | aberatsetarantz | |
| destinative | anim. | aberatsenganako | aberatsarenganako | aberatsenganako |
| inanim. | aberatsetarako | aberatserako | aberatsetarako | |
| ablative | anim. | aberatsengandik | aberatsarengandik | aberatsengandik |
| inanim. | aberatsetatik | aberatsetik | aberatsetatik | |
| partitive | aberatsik | — | — | |
| prolative | aberastzat | — | — | |
Derived terms
- aberasbide (“way of becoming wealthier”)
- aberasgarri (“enriching”)
- aberaskeria (“ostentatious display of wealth”)
- aberasketa (“enrichment”)
- aberaski (“wealth, richly”)
- aberaskume (“posh”)
- aberastasun (“wealth”)
- aberaste (“enrichment, process of making enriched uranium”)
- aberastu (“to enrich”)
- aberats egon (“to be rich”)
- aberatsi (“to enrich”)
Noun
aberats anim
- rich, wealthy person
Declension
| Declension of aberats (animate, ending in consonant) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
| absolutive | aberats | aberatsa | aberatsak |
| ergative | aberatsek | aberatsak | aberatsek |
| dative | aberatsi | aberatsari | aberatsei |
| genitive | aberatsen | aberatsaren | aberatsen |
| comitative | aberatsekin | aberatsarekin | aberatsekin |
| causative | aberatsengatik | aberatsarengatik | aberatsengatik |
| benefactive | aberatsentzat | aberatsarentzat | aberatsentzat |
| instrumental | aberatsez | aberatsaz | aberatsez |
| inessive | aberatsengan | aberatsarengan | aberatsengan |
| locative | — | — | — |
| allative | aberatsengana | aberatsarengana | aberatsengana |
| terminative | aberatsenganaino | aberatsarenganaino | aberatsenganaino |
| directive | aberatsenganantz | aberatsarenganantz | aberatsenganantz |
| destinative | aberatsenganako | aberatsarenganako | aberatsenganako |
| ablative | aberatsengandik | aberatsarengandik | aberatsengandik |
| partitive | aberatsik | — | — |
| prolative | aberastzat | — | — |
References
- “adats” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “aberats” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
Further reading
- "aberats" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “aberats” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk