funts
English
Noun
funts
- plural of funt
Basque
Etymology
Borrowed from Occitan fons (“bottom”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -unts̺
- Rhymes: -unts̻
- Hyphenation: funts
Noun
funts inan
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | funts | funtsa | funtsak |
| ergative | funtsek | funtsak | funtsek |
| dative | funtsi | funtsari | funtsei |
| genitive | funtsen | funtsaren | funtsen |
| comitative | funtsekin | funtsarekin | funtsekin |
| causative | funtsengatik | funtsarengatik | funtsengatik |
| benefactive | funtsentzat | funtsarentzat | funtsentzat |
| instrumental | funtsez | funtsaz | funtsez |
| inessive | funtsetan | funtsean | funtsetan |
| locative | funtsetako | funtseko | funtsetako |
| allative | funtsetara | funtsera | funtsetara |
| terminative | funtsetaraino | funtseraino | funtsetaraino |
| directive | funtsetarantz | funtserantz | funtsetarantz |
| destinative | funtsetarako | funtserako | funtsetarako |
| ablative | funtsetatik | funtsetik | funtsetatik |
| partitive | funtsik | — | — |
| prolative | funstzat | — | — |
Declension
- funsgabe (“unfounded”) (see there for further derivations)
- funski (“truly”)
- funtsatu (“to base”)
- funtsean (“in essence”)
- funtsera eta (“in the end”)
- funtsez (“properly”)
- funtsezko (“basic”)
- funtsezkotasun (“basicness”)
Further reading
- “funts”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “funts”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005