hamaika

Basque

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Cardinal: hamaika     Ordinal: hamaikagarren     Fractional: hamaikaren

Etymology

A derivative of hamar (“ten”) with an unknown second element.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /hamai̯ka/ [ha.mai̯.ka]
• IPA^(key): (Southern) /amai̯ka/ [a.mai̯.ka]

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• Rhymes: -ai̯ka, -a
• Hyphenation: ha‧mai‧ka

Numeral

hamaika

1. eleven
2. many, a lot

   Synonyms: makina bat, hamaikatxo, asko

Usage notes

• In the second sense the modified noun must be in the indefinite form.

Declension

Declension of hamaika (numeral a-stem)

		indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive		hamaika	hamaika	hamaikak	hamaikok
ergative		hamaikak	hamaikak	hamaikek	hamaikok
dative		hamaikari	hamaikari	hamaikei	hamaikoi
genitive		hamaikaren	hamaikaren	hamaiken	hamaikon
comitative		hamaikarekin	hamaikarekin	hamaikekin	hamaikokin
causative		hamaikarengatik	hamaikarengatik	hamaikengatik	hamaikongatik
benefactive		hamaikarentzat	hamaikarentzat	hamaikentzat	hamaikontzat
instrumental		hamaikaz	hamaikaz	hamaikez	hamaikotaz
inessive	anim.	hamaikarengan	hamaikarengan	hamaikengan	hamaikongan
	inan.	hamaikatan	hamaikan	hamaiketan	hamaikotan
locative	anim.	—	—	—	—
	inan.	hamaikatako	hamaikako	hamaiketako	hamaikotako
allative	anim.	hamaikarengana	hamaikarengana	hamaikengana	hamaikongana
	inan.	hamaikatara	hamaikara	hamaiketara	hamaikotara
terminative	anim.	hamaikarenganaino	hamaikarenganaino	hamaikenganaino	hamaikonganaino
	inan.	hamaikataraino	hamaikaraino	hamaiketaraino	hamaikotaraino
directive	anim.	hamaikarenganantz	hamaikarenganantz	hamaikenganantz	hamaikonganantz
	inan.	hamaikatarantz	hamaikarantz	hamaiketarantz	hamaikotarantz
destinative	anim.	hamaikarenganako	hamaikarenganako	hamaikenganako	hamaikonganako
	inan.	hamaikatarako	hamaikarako	hamaiketarako	hamaikotarako
ablative	anim.	hamaikarengandik	hamaikarengandik	hamaikengandik	hamaikongandik
	inan.	hamaikatatik	hamaikatik	hamaiketatik	hamaikotatik
partitive		hamaikarik	—	—	—
prolative		hamaikatzat	—	—	—

Derived terms

• hamaikagarren (“eleventh”)
• hamaikako (“eleven, lineup”)
• hamaikana (“eleven each”)
• hamaikanaka (“in groups of eleven”)
• hamaikara (“eleven each”)
• hamaikatxo (“many”)

Further reading

• “hamaika”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “hamaika”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005