adabegi

Basque

Etymology

From ada- (combining form of adar (“branch”)) +‎ begi (“eye”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adabeɡi/ [a.ð̞a.β̞e.ɣ̞i]
• Rhymes: -eɡi
• Hyphenation: a‧da‧be‧gi

Noun

adabegi inan

1. knot, shake (whorl left in lumber by the base of a branch growing out of the tree's trunk)

   Synonym: (Northern) adarrondo

Declension

Declension of adabegi (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	adabegi	adabegia	adabegiak
ergative	adabegik	adabegiak	adabegiek
dative	adabegiri	adabegiari	adabegiei
genitive	adabegiren	adabegiaren	adabegien
comitative	adabegirekin	adabegiarekin	adabegiekin
causative	adabegirengatik	adabegiarengatik	adabegiengatik
benefactive	adabegirentzat	adabegiarentzat	adabegientzat
instrumental	adabegiz	adabegiaz	adabegiez
inessive	adabegitan	adabegian	adabegietan
locative	adabegitako	adabegiko	adabegietako
allative	adabegitara	adabegira	adabegietara
terminative	adabegitaraino	adabegiraino	adabegietaraino
directive	adabegitarantz	adabegirantz	adabegietarantz
destinative	adabegitarako	adabegirako	adabegietarako
ablative	adabegitatik	adabegitik	adabegietatik
partitive	adabegirik	—	—
prolative	adabegitzat	—	—

Derived terms

• adabegitsu (“knotty”)

 

Further reading

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