gerezi

Basque

Etymology

From Late Latin ceresiam (accusative singular of ceresia),[1] from Ancient Greek κεράσιον (kerásion, “cherry”), from Ancient Greek κερασός (kerasós, “bird cherry”), and ultimately possibly of Anatolian origin.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /ɡeɾes̻i/ [ɡe.ɾe.s̻i]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /ɡeɾes̺i/ [ɡe.ɾe.s̺i]

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  • Rhymes: -es̻i, -i
  • Rhymes: -es̺i, -i

  • Hyphenation: ge‧re‧zi

Noun

gerezi inan

  1. cherry

Declension

Declension of gerezi (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive gerezi gerezia gereziak
ergative gerezik gereziak gereziek
dative gereziri gereziari gereziei
genitive gereziren gereziaren gerezien
comitative gerezirekin gereziarekin gereziekin
causative gerezirengatik gereziarengatik gereziengatik
benefactive gerezirentzat gereziarentzat gerezientzat
instrumental gereziz gereziaz gereziez
inessive gerezitan gerezian gerezietan
locative gerezitako gereziko gerezietako
allative gerezitara gerezira gerezietara
terminative gerezitaraino gereziraino gerezietaraino
directive gerezitarantz gerezirantz gerezietarantz
destinative gerezitarako gerezirako gerezietarako
ablative gerezitatik gerezitik gerezietatik
partitive gerezirik — —
prolative gerezitzat — —

References

  1. ^ R. L. Trask (2008) “gerezi”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 203

Further reading

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