hamabost

Basque

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Cardinal: hamabost     Ordinal: hamabosgarren     Fractional: hamabosten

Alternative forms

• hamabortz

Etymology

From hamar (“ten”) +‎ bost (“five”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Southern) /amabos̺t/, [a.ma.β̞o̞s̺t̪]
• IPA^(key): (Northern) /hamabos̺t/, [ɦa.ma.β̞o̞s̺t̪]

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Numeral

hamabost

1. fifteen

Declension

Declension of hamabost (numeral, ending in consonant)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		hamabost	hamabosta	hamabostak
ergative		hamabostek	hamabostak	hamabostek
dative		hamabosti	hamabostari	hamabostei
genitive		hamabosten	hamabostaren	hamabosten
comitative		hamabostekin	hamabostarekin	hamabostekin
causative		hamabostengatik	hamabostarengatik	hamabostengatik
benefactive		hamabostentzat	hamabostarentzat	hamabostentzat
instrumental		hamabostez	hamabostaz	hamabostez
inessive	anim.	hamabostengan	hamabostarengan	hamabostengan
	inanim.	hamabostetan	hamabostean	hamabostetan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
	inanim.	hamabostetako	hamabosteko	hamabostetako
allative	anim.	hamabostengana	hamabostarengana	hamabostengana
	inanim.	hamabostetara	hamabostera	hamabostetara
terminative	anim.	hamabostenganaino	hamabostarenganaino	hamabostenganaino
	inanim.	hamabostetaraino	hamabosteraino	hamabostetaraino
directive	anim.	hamabostenganantz	hamabostarenganantz	hamabostenganantz
	inanim.	hamabostetarantz	hamabosterantz	hamabostetarantz
destinative	anim.	hamabostenganako	hamabostarenganako	hamabostenganako
	inanim.	hamabostetarako	hamabosterako	hamabostetarako
ablative	anim.	hamabostengandik	hamabostarengandik	hamabostengandik
	inanim.	hamabostetatik	hamabostetik	hamabostetatik
partitive		hamabostik	—	—
prolative		hamabost-tzat	—	—

Derived terms

• berrogeita hamabost (“fifty-five”)
• hamabosgarren (“fifteenth”)
• hamaboskari (“biweekly periodical”)
• hamabosna (“fifteen each”)
• hamabosnaka (“in groups of fifteen”)
• hamabostaldi (“a period of two weeks”)
• hamabostean behin (“biweekly”)
• hamabostero (“biweekly”)
• hamabosteroko
• hirurogeita hamabost (“seventy-five”)
• hogeita hamabost (“thirty-five”)
• laurogeita hamabost (“ninety-five”)

 

Further reading

• “hamabost”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “hamabost”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005