garbi

See also: garbı

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • garbin, gërbin marchaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Venetan garbin ~ Italian garbino. Less likely from Ottoman Turkish غربی (ğarbi, western), which lacks the nautical nuance.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaɾˈbi/
  • Rhymes: -i

Noun

garbi f (definite garbia)

  1. southwest wind, libeccio
    Synonym: not (dialectal)
    • 1685, Pjetër Bogdani, Cuneus Prophetarum, VT 1.5.29, page 38:
      Eretè pèr κrahè Fraschijsse prej se djaξtèt ansctè Gherbini prej te sctemajtet ansctè Maestri
      [erëtë për krahë frashkisë prej së djathtët âshtë gërbini prej të shtëmajtët âshtë maestri]
      The winds from the side of the ponente from the right is the libeccio from the left is the mistral.

Declension

Declension of garbi
singular
indefinite definite
nominative garbi garbia
accusative garbinë
dat./abl. garbie garbisë

References

  • FGJSSH (1980), page 534a: “garbí,~a”
  • Dashi (2013), page 221: “garbino”

Basque

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Basque *garbi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡarbi/ [ɡar.β̞i]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -arbi, -i
  • Hyphenation: gar‧bi

Adjective

garbi (comparative garbiago, superlative garbien, excessive garbiegi)

  1. clean
    Antonym: zikin
  2. clear
  3. pure

Declension

Declension of garbi (adjective, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive garbi garbia garbiak
ergative garbik garbiak garbiek
dative garbiri garbiari garbiei
genitive garbiren garbiaren garbien
comitative garbirekin garbiarekin garbiekin
causative garbirengatik garbiarengatik garbiengatik
benefactive garbirentzat garbiarentzat garbientzat
instrumental garbiz garbiaz garbiez
inessive anim garbirengan garbiarengan garbiengan
inan garbitan garbian garbietan
locative anim
inan garbitako garbiko garbietako
allative anim garbirengana garbiarengana garbiengana
inan garbitara garbira garbietara
terminative anim garbirenganaino garbiarenganaino garbienganaino
inan garbitaraino garbiraino garbietaraino
directive anim garbirenganantz garbiarenganantz garbienganantz
inan garbitarantz garbirantz garbietarantz
destinative anim garbirenganako garbiarenganako garbienganako
inan garbitarako garbirako garbietarako
ablative anim garbirengandik garbiarengandik garbiengandik
inan garbitatik garbitik garbietatik
partitive garbirik
prolative garbitzat

Derived terms

  • garbi-garbi egin (to clean)
  • garbi-ikuzi
  • garbialdi
  • garbian
  • garbiarazi
  • garbigailu (washing machine)
  • garbigarri (cleaning, adjective)
  • garbigela (toilet)
  • garbigune
  • garbikeria (excessive cleanness)
  • garbiketa
  • garbiki (clearly)
  • garbikunde
  • garbikuntza
  • garbileku
  • garbimin
  • garbiontzi
  • garbirik
  • garbiro
  • garbitasun (cleanness)
  • garbitegi
  • garbitoki
  • garbitu (to clean)
  • garbitzaile (cleaner)
  • garbitzapen
  • garbizale
  • garbizalekeria
  • garbizaletasun

Further reading

  • garbi”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • garbi”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Italian

Verb

garbi

  1. inflection of garbare:
    1. second-person singular present indicative
    2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
    3. third-person singular imperative

Anagrams

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡar.bi/
  • Rhymes: -arbi
  • Syllabification: gar‧bi

Verb

garbi

  1. third-person singular present of garbić