abere beltz

Basque

Etymology

From abere (“cattle, livestock”) +‎ beltz (“black”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abeɾe belt͡s̻/, [a.β̞e̞.ɾe̞ β̞e̞lt͡s̻]

Noun

abere beltz anim

1. pigs as cattle
2. (rare) horses as cattle

Declension

Declension of abere beltz (animate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	abere beltz	abere beltza	abere beltzak
ergative	abere beltzek	abere beltzak	abere beltzek
dative	abere beltzi	abere beltzari	abere beltzei
genitive	abere beltzen	abere beltzaren	abere beltzen
comitative	abere beltzekin	abere beltzarekin	abere beltzekin
causative	abere beltzengatik	abere beltzarengatik	abere beltzengatik
benefactive	abere beltzentzat	abere beltzarentzat	abere beltzentzat
instrumental	abere beltzez	abere beltzaz	abere beltzez
inessive	abere beltzengan	abere beltzarengan	abere beltzengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	abere beltzengana	abere beltzarengana	abere beltzengana
terminative	abere beltzenganaino	abere beltzarenganaino	abere beltzenganaino
directive	abere beltzenganantz	abere beltzarenganantz	abere beltzenganantz
destinative	abere beltzenganako	abere beltzarenganako	abere beltzenganako
ablative	abere beltzengandik	abere beltzarengandik	abere beltzengandik
partitive	abere beltzik	—	—
prolative	abere belztzat	—	—

Further reading

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