hartz

See also: Hartz

Basque

Alternative forms

  • artz (dialectal)

Etymology

    Of unknown origin.[1] Possibly from a Celtic language, from Proto-Celtic *artos (bear), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos (bear). Possibly related to the Aquitanian male given name Harsus.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /hart͡s̻/ [hart͡s̻]
    • IPA(key): (Southern) /art͡s̻/ [art͡s̻]
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -arts̻
    • Hyphenation: hartz

    Noun

    hartz anim

    1. bear

    Declension

    Declension of hartz (animate, ending in consonant)
    indefinite singular plural
    absolutive hartz hartza hartzak
    ergative hartzek hartzak hartzek
    dative hartzi hartzari hartzei
    genitive hartzen hartzaren hartzen
    comitative hartzekin hartzarekin hartzekin
    causative hartzengatik hartzarengatik hartzengatik
    benefactive hartzentzat hartzarentzat hartzentzat
    instrumental hartzez hartzaz hartzez
    inessive hartzengan hartzarengan hartzengan
    locative
    allative hartzengana hartzarengana hartzengana
    terminative hartzenganaino hartzarenganaino hartzenganaino
    directive hartzenganantz hartzarenganantz hartzenganantz
    destinative hartzenganako hartzarenganako hartzenganako
    ablative hartzengandik hartzarengandik hartzengandik
    partitive hartzik
    prolative harztzat

    References

    1. ^ R. L. Trask (2008) “hartz”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 110

    Further reading

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