hurbil

Basque

Etymology

From the Proto-Basque root *(h)uR-.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /hurbil/ [hur.β̞il]
• IPA^(key): (Southern) /urbil/ [ur.β̞il]
• Rhymes: -urbil
• Hyphenation: hur‧bil

Adjective

hurbil (comparative hurbilago, superlative hurbilen, excessive hurbilegi)

1. nearby, close

Declension

Declension of hurbil (adjective, ending in consonant)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		hurbil	hurbila	hurbilak
ergative		hurbilek	hurbilak	hurbilek
dative		hurbili	hurbilari	hurbilei
genitive		hurbilen	hurbilaren	hurbilen
comitative		hurbilekin	hurbilarekin	hurbilekin
causative		hurbilengatik	hurbilarengatik	hurbilengatik
benefactive		hurbilentzat	hurbilarentzat	hurbilentzat
instrumental		hurbilez	hurbilaz	hurbilez
inessive	anim.	hurbilengan	hurbilarengan	hurbilengan
	inanim.	hurbiletan	hurbilean	hurbiletan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
	inanim.	hurbiletako	hurbileko	hurbiletako
allative	anim.	hurbilengana	hurbilarengana	hurbilengana
	inanim.	hurbiletara	hurbilera	hurbiletara
terminative	anim.	hurbilenganaino	hurbilarenganaino	hurbilenganaino
	inanim.	hurbiletaraino	hurbileraino	hurbiletaraino
directive	anim.	hurbilenganantz	hurbilarenganantz	hurbilenganantz
	inanim.	hurbiletarantz	hurbilerantz	hurbiletarantz
destinative	anim.	hurbilenganako	hurbilarenganako	hurbilenganako
	inanim.	hurbiletarako	hurbilerako	hurbiletarako
ablative	anim.	hurbilengandik	hurbilarengandik	hurbilengandik
	inanim.	hurbiletatik	hurbiletik	hurbiletatik
partitive		hurbilik	—	—
prolative		hurbiltzat	—	—

Adverb

hurbil (comparative hurbilago, superlative hurbilen, excessive hurbilegi)

1. [+ablative] nearby

Further reading

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