abartsu

Basque

Etymology

From abar (“small branch”) +‎ -tsu.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /abart͡s̺u/ [a.β̞ar.t͡s̺u]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /abart͡s̺u/ [a.β̞ar.t͡s̺u]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /abart͡s̻u/ [a.β̞ar.t͡s̻u]

 

• Rhymes: -arts̺u

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

• Hyphenation: a‧bar‧tsu

Adjective

abartsu (comparative abartsuago, superlative abartsuen, excessive abartsuegi)

1. leafy

   Synonym: adartsu

Declension

Declension of abartsu (adjective, ending in vowel)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		abartsu	abartsua	abartsuak
ergative		abartsuk	abartsuak	abartsuek
dative		abartsuri	abartsuari	abartsuei
genitive		abartsuren	abartsuaren	abartsuen
comitative		abartsurekin	abartsuarekin	abartsuekin
causative		abartsurengatik	abartsuarengatik	abartsuengatik
benefactive		abartsurentzat	abartsuarentzat	abartsuentzat
instrumental		abartsuz	abartsuaz	abartsuez
inessive	anim.	abartsurengan	abartsuarengan	abartsuengan
	inanim.	abartsutan	abartsuan	abartsuetan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
	inanim.	abartsutako	abartsuko	abartsuetako
allative	anim.	abartsurengana	abartsuarengana	abartsuengana
	inanim.	abartsutara	abartsura	abartsuetara
terminative	anim.	abartsurenganaino	abartsuarenganaino	abartsuenganaino
	inanim.	abartsutaraino	abartsuraino	abartsuetaraino
directive	anim.	abartsurenganantz	abartsuarenganantz	abartsuenganantz
	inanim.	abartsutarantz	abartsurantz	abartsuetarantz
destinative	anim.	abartsurenganako	abartsuarenganako	abartsuenganako
	inanim.	abartsutarako	abartsurako	abartsuetarako
ablative	anim.	abartsurengandik	abartsuarengandik	abartsuengandik
	inanim.	abartsutatik	abartsutik	abartsuetatik
partitive		abartsurik	—	—
prolative		abartsutzat	—	—

Further reading

• "abartsu" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
• “abartsu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus