perpaus

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Gascon perpàus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /perpau̯s̺/ [per.pau̯s̺]
• Rhymes: -erpau̯s̺, -au̯s̺
• Hyphenation: per‧paus

Noun

perpaus inan

1. (Northern, dated) conversation

   Synonym: solas

2. (grammar) sentence

   Synonym: esaldi

Declension

Declension of perpaus (inan C-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	perpaus	perpausa	perpausak	perpausok
ergative	perpausek	perpausak	perpausek	perpausok
dative	perpausi	perpausari	perpausei	perpausoi
genitive	perpausen	perpausaren	perpausen	perpauson
comitative	perpausekin	perpausarekin	perpausekin	perpausokin
causative	perpausengatik	perpausarengatik	perpausengatik	perpausongatik
benefactive	perpausentzat	perpausarentzat	perpausentzat	perpausontzat
instrumental	perpausez	perpausaz	perpausez	perpausotaz
inessive	perpausetan	perpausean	perpausetan	perpausotan
locative	perpausetako	perpauseko	perpausetako	perpausotako
allative	perpausetara	perpausera	perpausetara	perpausotara
terminative	perpausetaraino	perpauseraino	perpausetaraino	perpausotaraino
directive	perpausetarantz	perpauserantz	perpausetarantz	perpausotarantz
destinative	perpausetarako	perpauserako	perpausetarako	perpausotarako
ablative	perpausetatik	perpausetik	perpausetatik	perpausotatik
partitive	perpausik	—	—	—
prolative	perpaustzat	—	—	—

Further reading

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