heriotza
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Basque
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /heɾiot͡s̻a/
- IPA(key): (Southern) /eɾiot͡s̻a/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ots̻a
- Hyphenation: he‧ri‧o‧tza
Noun
heriotza inan
Declension
Declension of heriotza (inanimate, ending in -a)
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | heriotza | heriotza | heriotzak |
| ergative | heriotzak | heriotzak | heriotzek |
| dative | heriotzari | heriotzari | heriotzei |
| genitive | heriotzaren | heriotzaren | heriotzen |
| comitative | heriotzarekin | heriotzarekin | heriotzekin |
| causative | heriotzarengatik | heriotzarengatik | heriotzengatik |
| benefactive | heriotzarentzat | heriotzarentzat | heriotzentzat |
| instrumental | heriotzaz | heriotzaz | heriotzez |
| inessive | heriotzatan | heriotzan | heriotzetan |
| locative | heriotzatako | heriotzako | heriotzetako |
| allative | heriotzatara | heriotzara | heriotzetara |
| terminative | heriotzataraino | heriotzaraino | heriotzetaraino |
| directive | heriotzatarantz | heriotzarantz | heriotzetarantz |
| destinative | heriotzatarako | heriotzarako | heriotzetarako |
| ablative | heriotzatatik | heriotzatik | heriotzetatik |
| partitive | heriotzarik | — | — |
| prolative | heriotzatzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- heriotza eman (“to kill”)
- heriotza-agiri (“death certificate”)
- heriotza-epai
- heriotza-tasa
- heriotza-zigor (“death penalty”)
- heriotzagile (“killer”)
- heriotzaldi (“time of death”)
- heriotzaz hil (“to kill”)
- heriotzazko (“deadly”)
Further reading
- “heriotza”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “heriotza”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005