trepeta

Basque

Etymology

Probably from Spanish trébede, from Latin tripedēs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /trepeta/ [t̪re.pe.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -eta, -a
  • Hyphenation: tre‧pe‧ta

Noun

trepeta inan

  1. gadget, whatchamacallit
    Synonym: tramankulu

Declension

Declension of trepeta (inanimate, ending in -a)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive trepeta trepeta trepetak
ergative trepetak trepetak trepetek
dative trepetari trepetari trepetei
genitive trepetaren trepetaren trepeten
comitative trepetarekin trepetarekin trepetekin
causative trepetarengatik trepetarengatik trepetengatik
benefactive trepetarentzat trepetarentzat trepetentzat
instrumental trepetaz trepetaz trepetez
inessive trepetatan trepetan trepetetan
locative trepetatako trepetako trepetetako
allative trepetatara trepetara trepetetara
terminative trepetataraino trepetaraino trepetetaraino
directive trepetatarantz trepetarantz trepetetarantz
destinative trepetatarako trepetarako trepetetarako
ablative trepetatatik trepetatik trepetetatik
partitive trepetarik
prolative trepetatzat

Further reading

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