baliabide
Basque
Etymology
From baliatu (“to use, to take advantage of”) + bide (“way”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baliabide/, [ba.li.a.β̞i.ð̞e̞]
Noun
baliabide inan
- resource(s), means
- Gipuzkoako ur-baliabideak ― the water resources of Gipuzkoa
- giza baliabideak ― human resources
Declension
| Declension of baliabide (inanimate, ending in vowel) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
| absolutive | baliabide | baliabidea | baliabideak |
| ergative | baliabidek | baliabideak | baliabideek |
| dative | baliabideri | baliabideari | baliabideei |
| genitive | baliabideren | baliabidearen | baliabideen |
| comitative | baliabiderekin | baliabidearekin | baliabideekin |
| causative | baliabiderengatik | baliabidearengatik | baliabideengatik |
| benefactive | baliabiderentzat | baliabidearentzat | baliabideentzat |
| instrumental | baliabidez | baliabideaz | baliabideez |
| inessive | baliabidetan | baliabidean | baliabideetan |
| locative | baliabidetako | baliabideko | baliabideetako |
| allative | baliabidetara | baliabidera | baliabideetara |
| terminative | baliabidetaraino | baliabideraino | baliabideetaraino |
| directive | baliabidetarantz | baliabiderantz | baliabideetarantz |
| destinative | baliabidetarako | baliabiderako | baliabideetarako |
| ablative | baliabidetatik | baliabidetik | baliabideetatik |
| partitive | baliabiderik | — | — |
| prolative | baliabidetzat | — | — |
Further reading
- "baliabide" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “baliabide” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus