abere larri

Basque

Etymology

From abere (“cattle, livestock”) +‎ larri (“important”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abeɾe lari/, [a.β̞e̞.ɾe̞ la.ri]

Noun

abere larri anim

1. large cattle (such as cows, bulls and horses)

   Antonym: abere xehe

Declension

Declension of abere larri (animate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	abere larri	abere larria	abere larriak
ergative	abere larrik	abere larriak	abere larriek
dative	abere larriri	abere larriari	abere larriei
genitive	abere larriren	abere larriaren	abere larrien
comitative	abere larrirekin	abere larriarekin	abere larriekin
causative	abere larrirengatik	abere larriarengatik	abere larriengatik
benefactive	abere larrirentzat	abere larriarentzat	abere larrientzat
instrumental	abere larriz	abere larriaz	abere larriez
inessive	abere larrirengan	abere larriarengan	abere larriengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	abere larrirengana	abere larriarengana	abere larriengana
terminative	abere larrirenganaino	abere larriarenganaino	abere larrienganaino
directive	abere larrirenganantz	abere larriarenganantz	abere larrienganantz
destinative	abere larrirenganako	abere larriarenganako	abere larrienganako
ablative	abere larrirengandik	abere larriarengandik	abere larriengandik
partitive	abere larririk	—	—
prolative	abere larritzat	—	—

Further reading

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