hamaika

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Basque

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Cardinal: hamaika Ordinal: hamaikagarren Fractional: hamaikaren

Etymology

A derivative of hamar (“ten”) with an unknown second element.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /hamai̯ka/
IPA^(key): (Southern) /amai̯ka/
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Rhymes: -ai̯ka
Hyphenation: ha‧mai‧ka

Numeral

hamaika

eleven
many, a lot
Synonyms: makina bat, hamaikatxo, asko

Usage notes

In the second sense the modified noun must be in the indefinite form.

Declension

Declension of hamaika (numeral, ending in -a)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		hamaika	hamaika	hamaikak
ergative		hamaikak	hamaikak	hamaikek
dative		hamaikari	hamaikari	hamaikei
genitive		hamaikaren	hamaikaren	hamaiken
comitative		hamaikarekin	hamaikarekin	hamaikekin
causative		hamaikarengatik	hamaikarengatik	hamaikengatik
benefactive		hamaikarentzat	hamaikarentzat	hamaikentzat
instrumental		hamaikaz	hamaikaz	hamaikez
inessive	anim.	hamaikarengan	hamaikarengan	hamaikengan
inessive	inanim.	hamaikatan	hamaikan	hamaiketan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
locative	inanim.	hamaikatako	hamaikako	hamaiketako
allative	anim.	hamaikarengana	hamaikarengana	hamaikengana
allative	inanim.	hamaikatara	hamaikara	hamaiketara
terminative	anim.	hamaikarenganaino	hamaikarenganaino	hamaikenganaino
terminative	inanim.	hamaikataraino	hamaikaraino	hamaiketaraino
directive	anim.	hamaikarenganantz	hamaikarenganantz	hamaikenganantz
directive	inanim.	hamaikatarantz	hamaikarantz	hamaiketarantz
destinative	anim.	hamaikarenganako	hamaikarenganako	hamaikenganako
destinative	inanim.	hamaikatarako	hamaikarako	hamaiketarako
ablative	anim.	hamaikarengandik	hamaikarengandik	hamaikengandik
ablative	inanim.	hamaikatatik	hamaikatik	hamaiketatik
partitive		hamaikarik	—	—
prolative		hamaikatzat	—	—

Derived terms

hamaikagarren (“eleventh”)
hamaikako (“eleven, lineup”)
hamaikana (“eleven each”)
hamaikanaka (“in groups of eleven”)
hamaikara (“eleven each”)
hamaikatxo (“many”)

Further reading

“hamaika”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
“hamaika”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

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