bizpahiru

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Basque[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Univerbation of bi (two) +‎ ez (not) +‎ bada (if it is) +‎ hiru (three), literally two if it is not three.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /bis̻pahiɾu/ [bis̻.pa.hi.ɾu]
 
  • IPA(key): (Gipuzkoan, Navarrese) /bis̻pai̯ɾu/ [bis̻.pai̯.ɾu]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /bis̺pai̯ɾu/ [bis̺.pai̯.ɾu]

  • Rhymes: -ai̯ɾu
  • Hyphenation: biz‧pa‧hi‧ru

Determiner[edit]

bizpahiru (indefinite numeral, before the noun)

  1. around two or three

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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