behartsu

Basque

Etymology

behar (“need”) +‎ -tsu

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /behart͡s̺u/ [be.har.t͡s̺u]

 

• IPA^(key): (Southern) /beart͡s̺u/ [be.ar.t͡s̺u]

• IPA^(key): (Gipuzkoan, Navarrese) /beart͡s̺u/ [be.ar.t͡s̺u]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /beart͡s̻u/ [be.ar.t͡s̻u]

 

• Rhymes: -arts̺u

• (most dialects) Rhymes: -arts̺u
• (Biscayan) Rhymes: -arts̻u

• Hyphenation: be‧har‧tsu

Adjective

behartsu (comparative behartsuago, superlative behartsuen, excessive behartsuegi)

1. poor

   Antonym: aberats

Declension

Declension of behartsu (adjective, ending in vowel)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		behartsu	behartsua	behartsuak
ergative		behartsuk	behartsuak	behartsuek
dative		behartsuri	behartsuari	behartsuei
genitive		behartsuren	behartsuaren	behartsuen
comitative		behartsurekin	behartsuarekin	behartsuekin
causative		behartsurengatik	behartsuarengatik	behartsuengatik
benefactive		behartsurentzat	behartsuarentzat	behartsuentzat
instrumental		behartsuz	behartsuaz	behartsuez
inessive	anim.	behartsurengan	behartsuarengan	behartsuengan
	inanim.	behartsutan	behartsuan	behartsuetan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
	inanim.	behartsutako	behartsuko	behartsuetako
allative	anim.	behartsurengana	behartsuarengana	behartsuengana
	inanim.	behartsutara	behartsura	behartsuetara
terminative	anim.	behartsurenganaino	behartsuarenganaino	behartsuenganaino
	inanim.	behartsutaraino	behartsuraino	behartsuetaraino
directive	anim.	behartsurenganantz	behartsuarenganantz	behartsuenganantz
	inanim.	behartsutarantz	behartsurantz	behartsuetarantz
destinative	anim.	behartsurenganako	behartsuarenganako	behartsuenganako
	inanim.	behartsutarako	behartsurako	behartsuetarako
ablative	anim.	behartsurengandik	behartsuarengandik	behartsuengandik
	inanim.	behartsutatik	behartsutik	behartsuetatik
partitive		behartsurik	—	—
prolative		behartsutzat	—	—

Further reading

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