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agurgarri

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Basque

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Etymology

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From agur (greeting) +‎ -garri, literally greetable.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aɡurɡari/ [a.ɣ̞ur.ɣ̞a.ri]
  • Rhymes: -ari, -i
  • Hyphenation: a‧gur‧ga‧rri

Adjective

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agurgarri (comparative agurgarriago, superlative agurgarrien, excessive agurgarriegi)

  1. respectable, honorable
  2. (Catholicism) Venerable

Declension

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Declension of agurgarri (animate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive agurgarri agurgarria agurgarriak
ergative agurgarrik agurgarriak agurgarriek
dative agurgarriri agurgarriari agurgarriei
genitive agurgarriren agurgarriaren agurgarrien
comitative agurgarrirekin agurgarriarekin agurgarriekin
causative agurgarrirengatik agurgarriarengatik agurgarriengatik
benefactive agurgarrirentzat agurgarriarentzat agurgarrientzat
instrumental agurgarriz agurgarriaz agurgarriez
inessive agurgarrirengan agurgarriarengan agurgarriengan
locative
allative agurgarrirengana agurgarriarengana agurgarriengana
terminative agurgarrirenganaino agurgarriarenganaino agurgarrienganaino
directive agurgarrirenganantz agurgarriarenganantz agurgarrienganantz
destinative agurgarrirenganako agurgarriarenganako agurgarrienganako
ablative agurgarrirengandik agurgarriarengandik agurgarriengandik
partitive agurgarririk
prolative agurgarritzat

Derived terms

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Noun

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agurgarri anim

  1. (Catholicism) Venerable

Declension

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Further reading

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