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Basque
Etymology
From Proto-Basque *(h)eRi (“town, inhabited place, people, nation”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /heri/
- IPA(key): (Southern) /eri/
- Rhymes: -eri
- Hyphenation: he‧rri
Noun
herri inan or anim
- (inanimate) village, town
- (animate) people, nation
- (inanimate) country
Declension
Declension of herri (animate and inanimate, ending in vowel)
References
- *her̄i in starling.rinet.ru database
Further reading
- "herri" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus
- “herri” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus
Icelandic
Pronunciation
Noun
herri m (genitive singular herra, nominative plural herrar)
- Obsolete form of herra.
Declension