gurutze
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Basque[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably borrowed from a Romance descendant of Latin crucem.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
gurutze inan
Declension[edit]
Declension of gurutze (inanimate, ending in vowel)
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | gurutze | gurutzea | gurutzeak |
| ergative | gurutzek | gurutzeak | gurutzeek |
| dative | gurutzeri | gurutzeari | gurutzeei |
| genitive | gurutzeren | gurutzearen | gurutzeen |
| comitative | gurutzerekin | gurutzearekin | gurutzeekin |
| causative | gurutzerengatik | gurutzearengatik | gurutzeengatik |
| benefactive | gurutzerentzat | gurutzearentzat | gurutzeentzat |
| instrumental | gurutzez | gurutzeaz | gurutzeez |
| inessive | gurutzetan | gurutzean | gurutzeetan |
| locative | gurutzetako | gurutzeko | gurutzeetako |
| allative | gurutzetara | gurutzera | gurutzeetara |
| terminative | gurutzetaraino | gurutzeraino | gurutzeetaraino |
| directive | gurutzetarantz | gurutzerantz | gurutzeetarantz |
| destinative | gurutzetarako | gurutzerako | gurutzeetarako |
| ablative | gurutzetatik | gurutzetik | gurutzeetatik |
| partitive | gurutzerik | — | — |
| prolative | gurutzetzat | — | — |
Derived terms[edit]
- bidegurutze (“crossroads”)
- Gurutze Gorria (“Red Cross”)
- gurutze santuaren egin (“to make the sign of the cross”)
- gurutze-bide (“Way of the Cross”)
- gurutze-ganga (“Latin cross plan”)
- gurutzearen seinale (“sign of the cross”)
- gurutzedun (“cruciferous”)
- gurutzefika (“crucifix”)
- gurutzeratu (“to crucify”)
- gurutzeria (“crossing of a church”)
- gurutzeta (“crossroads”)
- gurutzetara (“forming a cross”)
Related terms[edit]
- gurutzefikatu (“to crucify”)
- gurutzegrama (“crosswords”)
Further reading[edit]
- “gurutze”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “gurutze”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005