porru
Appearance
Basque
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Etymology
[edit]Eventually from Latin porrum (“leek”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]porru inan
Declension
[edit]| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | porru | porrua | porruak | porruok |
| ergative | porruk | porruak | porruek | porruok |
| dative | porruri | porruari | porruei | porruoi |
| genitive | porruren | porruaren | porruen | porruon |
| comitative | porrurekin | porruarekin | porruekin | porruokin |
| causative | porrurengatik | porruarengatik | porruengatik | porruongatik |
| benefactive | porrurentzat | porruarentzat | porruentzat | porruontzat |
| instrumental | porruz | porruaz | porruez | porruotaz |
| innesive | porrutan | porruan | porruetan | porruotan |
| locative | porrutako | porruko | porruetako | porruotako |
| allative | porrutara | porrura | porruetara | porruotara |
| terminative | porrutaraino | porruraino | porruetaraino | porruotaraino |
| directive | porrutarantz | porrurantz | porruetarantz | porruotarantz |
| destinative | porrutarako | porrurako | porruetarako | porruotarako |
| ablative | porrutatik | porrutik | porruetatik | porruotatik |
| partitive | porrurik | — | — | — |
| prolative | porrutzat | — | — | — |
Derived terms
[edit]- kuku-porru (“foxglove”)
- porru eginda (“battered”)
- porru-hazi (“profit”)
- porru-landare (“leek plant”)
- porru-patata (“leeks with potatoes”)
- porruak landatzera bidali (“to tell someone to take a long walk on a short pier”)
- porruak landatzera joan (“take a long walk on a short pier”)
- porruak lerrokatzera bidali (“to tell someone to take a long walk on a short pier”)
- porruak lerrokatzera joan (“take a long walk on a short pier”)
- porrusalda (“leek soup”)
References
[edit]- ^ R. L. Trask (2008), “porru”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 330
Further reading
[edit]- “porru”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “porru”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
