hemeretzi

Basque

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Cardinal: hemeretzi     Ordinal: hemeretzigarren     Fractional: hemeretziren

Etymology

From hamar (“ten”) +‎ bederatzi (“nine”), with loss of /b/ and reduction.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Southern) /emeɾet͡s̻i/, [e̞.me̞.ɾe̞.t͡s̻i]
• IPA^(key): (Northern) /hemeɾet͡s̻i/, [ɦe̞.me̞.ɾe̞.t͡s̻i]

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Numeral

hemeretzi

1. nineteen

Declension

Declension of hemeretzi (numeral, ending in vowel)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		hemeretzi	hemeretzia	hemeretziak
ergative		hemeretzik	hemeretziak	hemeretziek
dative		hemeretziri	hemeretziari	hemeretziei
genitive		hemeretziren	hemeretziaren	hemeretzien
comitative		hemeretzirekin	hemeretziarekin	hemeretziekin
causative		hemeretzirengatik	hemeretziarengatik	hemeretziengatik
benefactive		hemeretzirentzat	hemeretziarentzat	hemeretzientzat
instrumental		hemeretziz	hemeretziaz	hemeretziez
inessive	anim.	hemeretzirengan	hemeretziarengan	hemeretziengan
	inanim.	hemeretzitan	hemeretzian	hemeretzietan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
	inanim.	hemeretzitako	hemeretziko	hemeretzietako
allative	anim.	hemeretzirengana	hemeretziarengana	hemeretziengana
	inanim.	hemeretzitara	hemeretzira	hemeretzietara
terminative	anim.	hemeretzirenganaino	hemeretziarenganaino	hemeretzienganaino
	inanim.	hemeretzitaraino	hemeretziraino	hemeretzietaraino
directive	anim.	hemeretzirenganantz	hemeretziarenganantz	hemeretzienganantz
	inanim.	hemeretzitarantz	hemeretzirantz	hemeretzietarantz
destinative	anim.	hemeretzirenganako	hemeretziarenganako	hemeretzienganako
	inanim.	hemeretzitarako	hemeretzirako	hemeretzietarako
ablative	anim.	hemeretzirengandik	hemeretziarengandik	hemeretziengandik
	inanim.	hemeretzitatik	hemeretzitik	hemeretzietatik
partitive		hemeretzirik	—	—
prolative		hemeretzitzat	—	—

Derived terms

• berrogeita hemeretzi (“fifty-nine”)
• hemeretzigarren (“nineteenth”)
• hemeretziko
• hemeretzina (“nineteen each”)
• hemeretzinaka (“in groups of nineteen”)
• hemeretzira (“nineteen each”)
• hemeretziraka (“in groups of nineteen”)
• hirurogeita hemeretzi (“seventy-nine”)
• hogeita hemeretzi (“thirty-nine”)
• laurogeita hemeretzi (“ninety-nine”)

 

Further reading

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