abegi

Basque

Etymology

Usually said to contain begi (“eye”), but the first element is obscure.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abeɡi/ [a.β̞e.ɣ̞i]
• Rhymes: -eɡi, -i
• Hyphenation: a‧be‧gi

Noun

abegi inan

1. reception, welcoming
2. face

Declension

Declension of abegi (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	abegi	abegia	abegiak
ergative	abegik	abegiak	abegiek
dative	abegiri	abegiari	abegiei
genitive	abegiren	abegiaren	abegien
comitative	abegirekin	abegiarekin	abegiekin
causative	abegirengatik	abegiarengatik	abegiengatik
benefactive	abegirentzat	abegiarentzat	abegientzat
instrumental	abegiz	abegiaz	abegiez
inessive	abegitan	abegian	abegietan
locative	abegitako	abegiko	abegietako
allative	abegitara	abegira	abegietara
terminative	abegitaraino	abegiraino	abegietaraino
directive	abegitarantz	abegirantz	abegietarantz
destinative	abegitarako	abegirako	abegietarako
ablative	abegitatik	abegitik	abegietatik
partitive	abegirik	—	—
prolative	abegitzat	—	—

Derived terms

• abegikor (“hospitable”)
• abegitsu (“hospitable”)

Further reading

• “abegi”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “abegi”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Latin

Verb

abēgī

1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of abigō