gurutze

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Basque

Etymology

Probably borrowed from a Romance descendant of Latin crucem.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ɡuɾut͡s̻e/
Rhymes: -uts̻e, -e
Hyphenation: gu‧ru‧tze

Noun

gurutze inan

Declension

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

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

gurutzefikatu (“to crucify”)
gurutzegrama (“crosswords”)

Further reading

“gurutze”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia
“gurutze”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia , Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

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