baserri
Basque
Etymology
From basa- (combining form of baso (“forest, wilderness”)) + herri (“village”).
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /bas̺eri/ [ba.s̺e.ri]
- Rhymes: -eri, -i
- Hyphenation: ba‧se‧rri
Noun
baserri inan
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | baserri | baserria | baserriak |
| ergative | baserrik | baserriak | baserriek |
| dative | baserriri | baserriari | baserriei |
| genitive | baserriren | baserriaren | baserrien |
| comitative | baserrirekin | baserriarekin | baserriekin |
| causative | baserrirengatik | baserriarengatik | baserriengatik |
| benefactive | baserrirentzat | baserriarentzat | baserrientzat |
| instrumental | baserriz | baserriaz | baserriez |
| inessive | baserritan | baserrian | baserrietan |
| locative | baserritako | baserriko | baserrietako |
| allative | baserritara | baserrira | baserrietara |
| terminative | baserritaraino | baserriraino | baserrietaraino |
| directive | baserritarantz | baserrirantz | baserrietarantz |
| destinative | baserritarako | baserrirako | baserrietarako |
| ablative | baserritatik | baserritik | baserrietatik |
| partitive | baserririk | — | — |
| prolative | baserritzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- baserri-etxe (“farmhouse”)
- baserri-turismo (“agritourism”)
- baserriko ogi (“home-made bread”)
- baserritar (“farmer”) (see there for further derived terms)
Further reading
- “baserri”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “baserri”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005