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mehe

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Basque

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Etymology

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From Proto-Basque *bene.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /me/, [me̞]
  • IPA(key): (Northern) /mehe/, [me̞.ɦe̞]

Adjective

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mehe (comparative meheago, superlative meheen, excessive meheegi)

  1. skinny
  2. thin
    Antonym: lodi

Declension

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Declension of mehe (adjective, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive mehe mehea meheak
ergative mehek meheak meheek
dative meheri meheari meheei
genitive meheren mehearen meheen
comitative meherekin mehearekin meheekin
causative meherengatik mehearengatik meheengatik
benefactive meherentzat mehearentzat meheentzat
instrumental mehez meheaz meheez
inessive anim meherengan mehearengan meheengan
inan mehetan mehean meheetan
locative anim — — —
inan mehetako meheko meheetako
allative anim meherengana mehearengana meheengana
inan mehetara mehera meheetara
terminative anim meherenganaino mehearenganaino meheenganaino
inan mehetaraino meheraino meheetaraino
directive anim meherenganantz mehearenganantz meheenganantz
inan mehetarantz meherantz meheetarantz
destinative anim meherenganako mehearenganako meheenganako
inan mehetarako meherako meheetarako
ablative anim meherengandik mehearengandik meheengandik
inan mehetatik mehetik meheetatik
partitive meherik — —
prolative mehetzat — —

References

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  1. ^ R. L. Trask (2008) “mehe”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 286

Further reading

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

Estonian

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Noun

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mehe

  1. genitive singular of mees
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