aterpe

Basque

Etymology

From atari (“gateway, doorway”) +‎ behe (“down, under”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aterpe/ [a.t̪er.pe]
• Rhymes: -erpe
• Hyphenation: a‧ter‧pe

Noun

aterpe inan

1. refuge, shelter

Declension

Declension of aterpe (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	aterpe	aterpea	aterpeak
ergative	aterpek	aterpeak	aterpeek
dative	aterperi	aterpeari	aterpeei
genitive	aterperen	aterpearen	aterpeen
comitative	aterperekin	aterpearekin	aterpeekin
causative	aterperengatik	aterpearengatik	aterpeengatik
benefactive	aterperentzat	aterpearentzat	aterpeentzat
instrumental	aterpez	aterpeaz	aterpeez
inessive	aterpetan	aterpean	aterpeetan
locative	aterpetako	aterpeko	aterpeetako
allative	aterpetara	aterpera	aterpeetara
terminative	aterpetaraino	aterperaino	aterpeetaraino
directive	aterpetarantz	aterperantz	aterpeetarantz
destinative	aterpetarako	aterperako	aterpeetarako
ablative	aterpetatik	aterpetik	aterpeetatik
partitive	aterperik	—	—
prolative	aterpetzat	—	—

Derived terms

• aterpetu
• aterpetxe

 

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque aterpe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈteɾpe/ [aˈt̪eɾ.pe]
• Rhymes: -eɾpe
• Syllabification: a‧ter‧pe

Noun

aterpe m (plural aterpes)

1. (Basque Country) refuge; shelter