erle

See also: Erle

Basque

Etymology

12th century; from *ez-le (literally “wax/honey-maker”), compound of *ez- (compare ezti (“honey”), ezko (“wax”)) and agentive suffix -le.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /erle/ [er.le]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -erle
• Hyphenation: er‧le

Noun

erle anim

1. bee

   Erleek ezti egiten dute. ― Bees make honey.

   Erleek polena loreetatik biltzen dute. ― Bees collect pollen from flowers.

   Erle batek ziztatu zuen. ― A bee stung him.

Usage notes

Some compounds are formed with the combining form erla-, others with the base form erle.

Declension

Declension of erle (animate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	erle	erlea	erleak
ergative	erlek	erleak	erleek
dative	erleri	erleari	erleei
genitive	erleren	erlearen	erleen
comitative	erlerekin	erlearekin	erleekin
causative	erlerengatik	erlearengatik	erleengatik
benefactive	erlerentzat	erlearentzat	erleentzat
instrumental	erlez	erleaz	erleez
inessive	erlerengan	erlearengan	erleengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	erlerengana	erlearengana	erleengana
terminative	erlerenganaino	erlearenganaino	erleenganaino
directive	erlerenganantz	erlearenganantz	erleenganantz
destinative	erlerenganako	erlearenganako	erleenganako
ablative	erlerengandik	erlearengandik	erleengandik
partitive	erlerik	—	—
prolative	erletzat	—	—

Derived terms

• erlategi
• erlauntza
• erlezain

 

Further reading

• “erle”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “erle”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Middle English

Noun

erle

1. Alternative form of erl

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse ertla, diminutive of Old Norse arta, from Proto-Germanic *artǭ. Compare Swedish ärla, Faroese erla, Icelandic erla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æːɭe/
• Homophone: ærleg

Noun

erle f (definite singular erla, indefinite plural erler, definite plural erlene)

1. wagtail (bird)

Derived terms

• Erle
• linerle