zubi
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Onnenkoskiko harrizko zubia, Finlandia (a stone bridge in Onnenkoski, Finland).
Basque
Etymology
From Proto-Basque *zubi, probably a compound of *zuR (“wood”) and *bide (“way, path”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
zubi inan
- bridge
- long weekend; a day which falls between two work-free days (holidays or weekend days)
- (music) tailpiece
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | zubi | zubia | zubiak |
| ergative | zubik | zubiak | zubiek |
| dative | zubiri | zubiari | zubiei |
| genitive | zubiren | zubiaren | zubien |
| comitative | zubirekin | zubiarekin | zubiekin |
| causative | zubirengatik | zubiarengatik | zubiengatik |
| benefactive | zubirentzat | zubiarentzat | zubientzat |
| instrumental | zubiz | zubiaz | zubiez |
| inessive | zubitan | zubian | zubietan |
| locative | zubitako | zubiko | zubietako |
| allative | zubitara | zubira | zubietara |
| terminative | zubitaraino | zubiraino | zubietaraino |
| directive | zubitarantz | zubirantz | zubietarantz |
| destinative | zubitarako | zubirako | zubietarako |
| ablative | zubitatik | zubitik | zubietatik |
| partitive | zubirik | — | — |
| prolative | zubitzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- zubi-begi (“span, arch of a bridge”)
- zubi-bular
- zubibide (“viaduct”)
- Zubieta
- zubigile
- zubigintza
- zubipe
- zubizain (“bridgekeeper”)
References
- ^ R. L. Trask (2008) “zubi”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 381
Further reading
- “zubi”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia
- “zubi”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia , Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
zubi (Cyrillic spelling зуби)