-garren

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaren/ [ɡa.rẽn]
• Rhymes: -aren, -en

Suffix

-garren

1. Ordinal number suffix.

   ‎bi (“two”) + ‎-garren → ‎bigarren (“second”)

   ‎lau (“four”) + ‎-garren → ‎laugarren (“fourth”)

   ‎ehun (“hundred”) + ‎-garren → ‎ehungarren (“hundredth”)

Usage notes

• The ordinal form of bat (“one”) is lehen (“first”), not *batgarren. However, in compound numbers ending in bat, the suffix is regularly applied. For example, the ordinal form of hogeita bat (“twenty-one”) is hogeita batgarren (“twenty-first”), and not *hogeita lehen.