abere beltz
Basque
Etymology
From abere (“cattle, livestock”) + beltz (“black”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abeɾe belt͡s̻/, [a.β̞e̞.ɾe̞ β̞e̞lt͡s̻]
Noun
abere beltz anim
- pigs as cattle
- (rare) horses as cattle
Declension
| Declension of abere beltz (animate, ending in consonant) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
| absolutive | abere beltz | abere beltza | abere beltzak |
| ergative | abere beltzek | abere beltzak | abere beltzek |
| dative | abere beltzi | abere beltzari | abere beltzei |
| genitive | abere beltzen | abere beltzaren | abere beltzen |
| comitative | abere beltzekin | abere beltzarekin | abere beltzekin |
| causative | abere beltzengatik | abere beltzarengatik | abere beltzengatik |
| benefactive | abere beltzentzat | abere beltzarentzat | abere beltzentzat |
| instrumental | abere beltzez | abere beltzaz | abere beltzez |
| inessive | abere beltzengan | abere beltzarengan | abere beltzengan |
| locative | — | — | — |
| allative | abere beltzengana | abere beltzarengana | abere beltzengana |
| terminative | abere beltzenganaino | abere beltzarenganaino | abere beltzenganaino |
| directive | abere beltzenganantz | abere beltzarenganantz | abere beltzenganantz |
| destinative | abere beltzenganako | abere beltzarenganako | abere beltzenganako |
| ablative | abere beltzengandik | abere beltzarengandik | abere beltzengandik |
| partitive | abere beltzik | — | — |
| prolative | abere belztzat | — | — |
Further reading
- "abere beltz" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “abere beltz” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus