zerri

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Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *zeRi, ultimately of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /s̻eri/
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /s̺eri/

  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -eri, -i
  • Hyphenation: ze‧rri

Noun

zerri anim

  1. (chiefly Northern, Upper Navarre) alternative form of txerri (“pig”)

Declension

Declension of zerri (animate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive zerri zerria zerriak
ergative zerrik zerriak zerriek
dative zerriri zerriari zerriei
genitive zerriren zerriaren zerrien
comitative zerrirekin zerriarekin zerriekin
causative zerrirengatik zerriarengatik zerriengatik
benefactive zerrirentzat zerriarentzat zerrientzat
instrumental zerriz zerriaz zerriez
inessive zerrirengan zerriarengan zerriengan
locative — — —
allative zerrirengana zerriarengana zerriengana
terminative zerrirenganaino zerriarenganaino zerrienganaino
directive zerrirenganantz zerriarenganantz zerrienganantz
destinative zerrirenganako zerriarenganako zerrienganako
ablative zerrirengandik zerriarengandik zerriengandik
partitive zerririk — —
prolative zerritzat — —

Derived terms

Descendants

  • →? Gallurese: zerru

References

  1. ^ R. L. Trask (2008) “zerri”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 373

Further reading

Zazaki

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *jr̥dáyam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰŕ̥dayam, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱérd.

Pronunciation

Noun

zerri f

  1. heart (an organ)
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