gerriko

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Basque

Etymology

From gerri (“waist”) +‎ -ko.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡeriko/
  • Rhymes: -iko
  • Hyphenation: ge‧rri‧ko

Noun

gerriko inan

  1. belt (a band worn around the waist)
  2. belt (anything that resembles a belt)
  3. (sports) sash used in Basque pelota
  4. (martial arts) belt

Declension

Declension of gerriko (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive gerriko gerrikoa gerrikoak
ergative gerrikok gerrikoak gerrikoek
dative gerrikori gerrikoari gerrikoei
genitive gerrikoren gerrikoaren gerrikoen
comitative gerrikorekin gerrikoarekin gerrikoekin
causative gerrikorengatik gerrikoarengatik gerrikoengatik
benefactive gerrikorentzat gerrikoarentzat gerrikoentzat
instrumental gerrikoz gerrikoaz gerrikoez
inessive gerrikotan gerrikoan gerrikoetan
locative gerrikotako gerrikoko gerrikoetako
allative gerrikotara gerrikora gerrikoetara
terminative gerrikotaraino gerrikoraino gerrikoetaraino
directive gerrikotarantz gerrikorantz gerrikoetarantz
destinative gerrikotarako gerrikorako gerrikoetarako
ablative gerrikotatik gerrikotik gerrikoetatik
partitive gerrikorik — —
prolative gerrikotzat — —

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Spanish: gerriko

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque gerriko (“belt”).

Pronunciation

Noun

gerriko m (plural gerrikos)

  1. (Basque Country) sash (especially one used in Basque pelota)
    • 2017 August, “Idilio en el Aritzbatalde. Deia, Noticias de Bizkaia”, in Deia‎:
      En 2015, Aimar sumó con Beroiz ante Altuna III-Zubieta (22-8) y el curso pasado hubo el mismo enfrentamiento entre delanteros, pero el navarro compartió gerriko con Untoria, que se fajó con Zabaleta.
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