zortzi

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Basque

**Basque numbers ^(edit)**
	80
← 7	8	9 →
Cardinal: zortzi Ordinal: zortzigarren Multiplier: zortzikoitz Distributive: zortzina Collective: zortzikote Fractional: zortziren

Alternative forms

zorzi (Alavese)

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Basque *zortzi (“eight”).^[1] Often compared with Iberian sorse (“eight”).^[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most dialects) /s̻ort͡s̻i/
IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /s̺ort͡s̻i/

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Rhymes: -orts̻i
Hyphenation: zor‧tzi

Numeral

zortzi

eight

Declension

Declension of zortzi (numeral, ending in vowel)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		zortzi	zortzia	zortziak
ergative		zortzik	zortziak	zortziek
dative		zortziri	zortziari	zortziei
genitive		zortziren	zortziaren	zortzien
comitative		zortzirekin	zortziarekin	zortziekin
causative		zortzirengatik	zortziarengatik	zortziengatik
benefactive		zortzirentzat	zortziarentzat	zortzientzat
instrumental		zortziz	zortziaz	zortziez
inessive	anim.	zortzirengan	zortziarengan	zortziengan
inessive	inanim.	zortzitan	zortzian	zortzietan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
locative	inanim.	zortzitako	zortziko	zortzietako
allative	anim.	zortzirengana	zortziarengana	zortziengana
allative	inanim.	zortzitara	zortzira	zortzietara
terminative	anim.	zortzirenganaino	zortziarenganaino	zortzienganaino
terminative	inanim.	zortzitaraino	zortziraino	zortzietaraino
directive	anim.	zortzirenganantz	zortziarenganantz	zortzienganantz
directive	inanim.	zortzitarantz	zortzirantz	zortzietarantz
destinative	anim.	zortzirenganako	zortziarenganako	zortzienganako
destinative	inanim.	zortzitarako	zortzirako	zortzietarako
ablative	anim.	zortzirengandik	zortziarengandik	zortziengandik
ablative	inanim.	zortzitatik	zortzitik	zortzietatik
partitive		zortzirik	—	—
prolative		zortzitzat	—	—

Derived terms

zortzialdi
zortziehun (“eight hundred”)
zortzigarren (“eighth”)
zortzigarrenez (“for the eighth time”)
zortzigarrengo (“eight”)
zortziko
zortziko handi
zortziko nagusi
zortziko txiki
zortzikote
zortzimilako
zortzina (“eight each”)
zortzinaka (“in groups of eight”)
zortzira (“eight each”)
zortzirazka (“in groups of eight”)
zortziren (“eighth”)
zortzitan (“eight times”)
zortziurren

References

^ “zortzi” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
^ Orduña A., Eduardo (2011) “Los numerales ibéricos y el protovasco [Iberian numerals and Proto-Basque]”, in Veleia‎ (in Spanish), volume 28, pages 125–139

Further reading

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

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