mehe
Basque
Etymology
From Proto-Basque *bene.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Southern) /me/, [me̞]
- IPA(key): (Northern) /mehe/, [me̞.ɦe̞]
Adjective
mehe (comparative meheago, superlative meheen, excessive meheegi)
- skinny
- thin
Declension
| Declension of mehe (adjective, ending in vowel) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | ||
| absolutive | mehe | mehea | meheak | |
| ergative | mehek | meheak | meheek | |
| dative | meheri | meheari | meheei | |
| genitive | meheren | mehearen | meheen | |
| comitative | meherekin | mehearekin | meheekin | |
| causative | meherengatik | mehearengatik | meheengatik | |
| benefactive | meherentzat | mehearentzat | meheentzat | |
| instrumental | mehez | meheaz | meheez | |
| inessive | anim. | meherengan | mehearengan | meheengan |
| inanim. | mehetan | mehean | meheetan | |
| locative | anim. | — | — | — |
| inanim. | mehetako | meheko | meheetako | |
| allative | anim. | meherengana | mehearengana | meheengana |
| inanim. | mehetara | mehera | meheetara | |
| terminative | anim. | meherenganaino | mehearenganaino | meheenganaino |
| inanim. | mehetaraino | meheraino | meheetaraino | |
| directive | anim. | meherenganantz | mehearenganantz | meheenganantz |
| inanim. | mehetarantz | meherantz | meheetarantz | |
| destinative | anim. | meherenganako | mehearenganako | meheenganako |
| inanim. | mehetarako | meherako | meheetarako | |
| ablative | anim. | meherengandik | mehearengandik | meheengandik |
| inanim. | mehetatik | mehetik | meheetatik | |
| partitive | meherik | — | — | |
| prolative | mehetzat | — | — | |
References
- “mehe” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
Further reading
- "mehe" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “mehe” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
Estonian
Noun
mehe
- genitive singular of mees