betile

Basque

Etymology

From bet- (combining form of begi (“eye”)) +‎ ile (“hair”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /betile/ [be.t̪i.le]
• IPA^(key): (Southern) /betiʎe/ [be.t̪i.ʎe]

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• (Navarro-Lapurdian) Rhymes: -ile
• (Southern) Rhymes: -iʎe
• Hyphenation: be‧ti‧le

Noun

betile inan

1. eyelash

Declension

Declension of betile (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	betile	betilea	betileak
ergative	betilek	betileak	betileek
dative	betileri	betileari	betileei
genitive	betileren	betilearen	betileen
comitative	betilerekin	betilearekin	betileekin
causative	betilerengatik	betilearengatik	betileengatik
benefactive	betilerentzat	betilearentzat	betileentzat
instrumental	betilez	betileaz	betileez
inessive	betiletan	betilean	betileetan
locative	betiletako	betileko	betileetako
allative	betiletara	betilera	betileetara
terminative	betiletaraino	betileraino	betileetaraino
directive	betiletarantz	betilerantz	betileetarantz
destinative	betiletarako	betilerako	betileetarako
ablative	betiletatik	betiletik	betileetatik
partitive	betilerik	—	—
prolative	betiletzat	—	—

Further reading

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