gerri

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Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *geRi.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ɡeri/,

Noun

gerri inan

waist
trunk (of a tree)
(figuratively) middle, central part

Declension

Declension of gerri (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	gerri	gerria	gerriak
ergative	gerrik	gerriak	gerriek
dative	gerriri	gerriari	gerriei
genitive	gerriren	gerriaren	gerrien
comitative	gerrirekin	gerriarekin	gerriekin
causative	gerrirengatik	gerriarengatik	gerriengatik
benefactive	gerrirentzat	gerriarentzat	gerrientzat
instrumental	gerriz	gerriaz	gerriez
inessive	gerritan	gerrian	gerrietan
locative	gerritako	gerriko	gerrietako
allative	gerritara	gerrira	gerrietara
terminative	gerritaraino	gerriraino	gerrietaraino
directive	gerritarantz	gerrirantz	gerrietarantz
destinative	gerritarako	gerrirako	gerrietarako
ablative	gerritatik	gerritik	gerrietatik
partitive	gerririk	—	—
prolative	gerritzat	—	—

Derived terms

gerri-buelta (“waist circumference”)
gerri-txori (“treecreeper”) (see there for further derivations)
gerrialde (“waistline”)
gerrikatu (“to adjust the clothing”)
gerriko (“belt”) (see there for further derivations)
gerriondo (“waist”)
gerripeko (“skirt”)
gerriratu (“to tuck in, to hike up”)

References

^ “gerri” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Further reading

"gerri" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus
“gerri” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus

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