busti

See also: Busti

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin musteum (“fresh”) or from one of its Romance descendants.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bus̺ti/, [bus̺.t̪i]

Adjective

busti (comparative bustiago, superlative bustien, excessive bustiegi)

1. wet, damp
2. (linguistics) palatal

   Synonym: sabaikari

Declension

Declension of busti (adjective, ending in vowel)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		busti	bustia	bustiak
ergative		bustik	bustiak	bustiek
dative		bustiri	bustiari	bustiei
genitive		bustiren	bustiaren	bustien
comitative		bustirekin	bustiarekin	bustiekin
causative		bustirengatik	bustiarengatik	bustiengatik
benefactive		bustirentzat	bustiarentzat	bustientzat
instrumental		bustiz	bustiaz	bustiez
inessive	anim.	bustirengan	bustiarengan	bustiengan
	inanim.	bustitan	bustian	bustietan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
	inanim.	bustitako	bustiko	bustietako
allative	anim.	bustirengana	bustiarengana	bustiengana
	inanim.	bustitara	bustira	bustietara
terminative	anim.	bustirenganaino	bustiarenganaino	bustienganaino
	inanim.	bustitaraino	bustiraino	bustietaraino
directive	anim.	bustirenganantz	bustiarenganantz	bustienganantz
	inanim.	bustitarantz	bustirantz	bustietarantz
destinative	anim.	bustirenganako	bustiarenganako	bustienganako
	inanim.	bustitarako	bustirako	bustietarako
ablative	anim.	bustirengandik	bustiarengandik	bustiengandik
	inanim.	bustitatik	bustitik	bustietatik
partitive		bustirik	—	—
prolative		bustitzat	—	—

Derived terms

• bustigune
• bustitasun (“humidity, wetness”)

 

Noun

busti inan

1. humidity, wetness

   Synonyms: hezetasun, bustitasun

Declension

Declension of busti (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	busti	bustia	bustiak
ergative	bustik	bustiak	bustiek
dative	bustiri	bustiari	bustiei
genitive	bustiren	bustiaren	bustien
comitative	bustirekin	bustiarekin	bustiekin
causative	bustirengatik	bustiarengatik	bustiengatik
benefactive	bustirentzat	bustiarentzat	bustientzat
instrumental	bustiz	bustiaz	bustiez
inessive	bustitan	bustian	bustietan
locative	bustitako	bustiko	bustietako
allative	bustitara	bustira	bustietara
terminative	bustitaraino	bustiraino	bustietaraino
directive	bustitarantz	bustirantz	bustietarantz
destinative	bustitarako	bustirako	bustietarako
ablative	bustitatik	bustitik	bustietatik
partitive	bustirik	—	—
prolative	bustitzat	—	—

Verb

busti da/du (imperfect participle bustitzen, future participle bustiko, short form busti, verbal noun bustitze)

1. to wet
2. (linguistics) to palatalize

   Synonym: palatalizatu

Derived terms

• bustialdi
• bustiarazi
• bustidura (“palatalization”)

 

Further reading

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

Ido

Noun

busti

1. plural of busto

Italian

Noun

busti m

1. plural of busto

Latin

Noun

bustī

1. genitive singular of bustum