A compound of abere (“cattle”) plus some unknown element. This may be a suffix -ts denoting abundance, which is also allegedly present in other formations, such as adats (“hair, foliage”), from adar (“horn”).[1] However, a Latin (or Spanish) influence is more probable: compare Galician haberoso (“rich, wealthy”).[2]
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aberats (comparative aberatsago, superlative aberatsen, excessive aberatsegi)
aberats anim
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | aberats | aberatsa | aberatsak |
| ergative | aberatsek | aberatsak | aberatsek |
| dative | aberatsi | aberatsari | aberatsei |
| genitive | aberatsen | aberatsaren | aberatsen |
| comitative | aberatsekin | aberatsarekin | aberatsekin |
| causative | aberatsengatik | aberatsarengatik | aberatsengatik |
| benefactive | aberatsentzat | aberatsarentzat | aberatsentzat |
| instrumental | aberatsez | aberatsaz | aberatsez |
| inessive | aberatsengan | aberatsarengan | aberatsengan |
| locative | — | — | — |
| allative | aberatsengana | aberatsarengana | aberatsengana |
| terminative | aberatsenganaino | aberatsarenganaino | aberatsenganaino |
| directive | aberatsenganantz | aberatsarenganantz | aberatsenganantz |
| destinative | aberatsenganako | aberatsarenganako | aberatsenganako |
| ablative | aberatsengandik | aberatsarengandik | aberatsengandik |
| partitive | aberatsik | — | — |
| prolative | aberastzat | — | — |