hamasei

Basque

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Cardinal: hamasei     Ordinal: hamaseigarren     Fractional: hamaseiren

Etymology

From hamar (“ten”) +‎ sei (“six”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /hamas̺ei̯/ [ha.ma.s̺ei̯]
• IPA^(key): (Southern) /amas̺ei̯/ [a.ma.s̺ei̯]

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• Rhymes: -as̺ei̯, -ei̯
• Hyphenation: ha‧ma‧sei

Numeral

hamasei

1. sixteen

Declension

Declension of hamasei (numeral V-stem)

		indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive		hamasei	hamaseia	hamaseiak	hamaseiok
ergative		hamaseik	hamaseiak	hamaseiek	hamaseiok
dative		hamaseiri	hamaseiari	hamaseiei	hamaseioi
genitive		hamaseiren	hamaseiaren	hamaseien	hamaseion
comitative		hamaseirekin	hamaseiarekin	hamaseiekin	hamaseiokin
causative		hamaseirengatik	hamaseiarengatik	hamaseiengatik	hamaseiongatik
benefactive		hamaseirentzat	hamaseiarentzat	hamaseientzat	hamaseiontzat
instrumental		hamaseiez	hamaseiaz	hamaseiez	hamaseiotaz
inessive	anim.	hamaseirengan	hamaseiarengan	hamaseiengan	hamaseiongan
	inan.	hamaseitan	hamaseian	hamaseietan	hamaseiotan
locative	anim.	—	—	—	—
	inan.	hamaseitako	hamaseiko	hamaseietako	hamaseiotako
allative	anim.	hamaseirengana	hamaseiarengana	hamaseiengana	hamaseiongana
	inan.	hamaseitara	hamaseira	hamaseietara	hamaseiotara
terminative	anim.	hamaseirenganaino	hamaseiarenganaino	hamaseienganaino	hamaseionganaino
	inan.	hamaseitaraino	hamaseiraino	hamaseietaraino	hamaseiotaraino
directive	anim.	hamaseirenganantz	hamaseiarenganantz	hamaseienganantz	hamaseionganantz
	inan.	hamaseitarantz	hamaseirantz	hamaseietarantz	hamaseiotarantz
destinative	anim.	hamaseirenganako	hamaseiarenganako	hamaseienganako	hamaseionganako
	inan.	hamaseitarako	hamaseirako	hamaseietarako	hamaseiotarako
ablative	anim.	hamaseirengandik	hamaseiarengandik	hamaseiengandik	hamaseiongandik
	inan.	hamaseitatik	hamaseitik	hamaseietatik	hamaseiotatik
partitive		hamaseirik	—	—	—
prolative		hamaseitzat	—	—	—

1. The instrumental indefinite of this numeral hasn't been standardized. The ending -eiz can also be found.

Derived terms

• berrogeita hamasei (“fifty-six”)
• hamaseigarren (“sixteenth”)
• hamaseiko
• hamaseina (“sixteen each”)
• hamaseinaka (“in groups of sixteen”)
• hamaseitar (“hexadecimal”)
• hirurogeita hamasei (“seventy-six”)
• hogeita hamasei (“thirty-six”)
• laurogeita hamasei (“ninety-six”)

Further reading

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