ertzain

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Basque

Etymology

From herri (“people”) +‎ -zain (“custodian”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ert͡s̻ai̯n/
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  • Rhymes: -erts̻ai̯n
  • Hyphenation: er‧tzain

Noun

ertzain anim

  1. agent of the Ertzaintza (the Basque police)
  2. police, bailiff
    Synonym: polizia

Declension

Declension of ertzain (animate, ending in consonant)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive ertzain ertzaina ertzainak
ergative ertzainek ertzainak ertzainek
dative ertzaini ertzainari ertzainei
genitive ertzainen ertzainaren ertzainen
comitative ertzainekin ertzainarekin ertzainekin
causative ertzainengatik ertzainarengatik ertzainengatik
benefactive ertzainentzat ertzainarentzat ertzainentzat
instrumental ertzainez ertzainaz ertzainez
inessive ertzainengan ertzainarengan ertzainengan
locative — — —
allative ertzainengana ertzainarengana ertzainengana
terminative ertzainenganaino ertzainarenganaino ertzainenganaino
directive ertzainenganantz ertzainarenganantz ertzainenganantz
destinative ertzainenganako ertzainarenganako ertzainenganako
ablative ertzainengandik ertzainarengandik ertzainengandik
partitive ertzainik — —
prolative ertzaintzat — —

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