jengibre
Basque
jengibre
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish jengibre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xenxibre/, [xẽ̞n.xi.β̞re̞]
Noun
jengibre inan
- ginger
Declension
| Declension of jengibre (inanimate, ending in vowel) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
| absolutive | jengibre | jengibrea | jengibreak |
| ergative | jengibrek | jengibreak | jengibreek |
| dative | jengibreri | jengibreari | jengibreei |
| genitive | jengibreren | jengibrearen | jengibreen |
| comitative | jengibrerekin | jengibrearekin | jengibreekin |
| causative | jengibrerengatik | jengibrearengatik | jengibreengatik |
| benefactive | jengibrerentzat | jengibrearentzat | jengibreentzat |
| instrumental | jengibrez | jengibreaz | jengibreez |
| inessive | jengibretan | jengibrean | jengibreetan |
| locative | jengibretako | jengibreko | jengibreetako |
| allative | jengibretara | jengibrera | jengibreetara |
| terminative | jengibretaraino | jengibreraino | jengibreetaraino |
| directive | jengibretarantz | jengibrerantz | jengibreetarantz |
| destinative | jengibretarako | jengibrerako | jengibreetarako |
| ablative | jengibretatik | jengibretik | jengibreetatik |
| partitive | jengibrerik | — | — |
| prolative | jengibretzat | — | — |
Further reading
- "jengibre" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “jengibre” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
Spanish
Etymology
From Medieval Latin gingiber, zingeber, from Latin zingiberī, from Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis), from Sauraseni Prakrit सिङ्गबेर, from Sanskrit शृङ्गवेर (śṛṅgavera). Cognate with English ginger.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xenˈxibɾe/ [xẽŋˈxi.β̞ɾe]
- Rhymes: -ibɾe
- Syllabification: jen‧gi‧bre
Noun
jengibre m (plural jengibres)
- ginger
Derived terms
- galleta de jengibre (“gingerbread cookies”)
- hombre de jengibre
- pan de jengibre
Further reading
- “jengibre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014