arrunt

Basque

Etymology

Perhaps from Occitan arront (“round”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /arunt/ [a.rũn̪t̪]
• Rhymes: -arunt, -unt
• Hyphenation: a‧rrunt

Adjective

arrunt (comparative arruntago, superlative arrunten, excessive arruntegi)

1. common, widespread, commonplace
2. ordinary, everyday
3. simple, straightforward
4. vulgar, coarse

Declension

Declension of arrunt (adjective, ending in consonant)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		arrunt	arrunta	arruntak
ergative		arruntek	arruntak	arruntek
dative		arrunti	arruntari	arruntei
genitive		arrunten	arruntaren	arrunten
comitative		arruntekin	arruntarekin	arruntekin
causative		arruntengatik	arruntarengatik	arruntengatik
benefactive		arruntentzat	arruntarentzat	arruntentzat
instrumental		arruntez	arruntaz	arruntez
inessive	anim	arruntengan	arruntarengan	arruntengan
	inan	arruntetan	arruntean	arruntetan
locative	anim	—	—	—
	inan	arruntetako	arrunteko	arruntetako
allative	anim	arruntengana	arruntarengana	arruntengana
	inan	arruntetara	arruntera	arruntetara
terminative	anim	arruntenganaino	arruntarenganaino	arruntenganaino
	inan	arruntetaraino	arrunteraino	arruntetaraino
directive	anim	arruntenganantz	arruntarenganantz	arruntenganantz
	inan	arruntetarantz	arrunterantz	arruntetarantz
destinative	anim	arruntenganako	arruntarenganako	arruntenganako
	inan	arruntetarako	arrunterako	arruntetarako
ablative	anim	arruntengandik	arruntarengandik	arruntengandik
	inan	arruntetatik	arruntetik	arruntetatik
partitive		arruntik	—	—
prolative		arrunt-tzat	—	—

Derived terms

• arruntasun (“commonness”)
• arruntean (“commonly”)
• arrunter (“common”)
• arruntu (“to make common”)
• astigar arrunt (“field maple”)
• huntz arrunt (“common ivy”)
• iratze arrunt (“bracken”)
• izen arrunt (“common noun”)
• katagorri arrunt (“red squirrel”)
• zenbaki arrunt (“natural number”)

Further reading

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