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behe

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Basque

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Basque *be(h)e, possibly compare Iberian bei.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /behe/ [be.he]
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /be/ [be]
  • Rhymes: -ehe, -e
  • Rhymes: -e
  • Hyphenation: be‧he

Adjective

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behe (comparative beheago, superlative beheen, excessive beheegi)

  1. inferior
  2. humble
    Synonym: apal

Declension

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Declension of behe (adjective, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive behe behea beheak
ergative behek beheak beheek
dative beheri beheari beheei
genitive beheren behearen beheen
comitative beherekin behearekin beheekin
causative beherengatik behearengatik beheengatik
benefactive beherentzat behearentzat beheentzat
instrumental behez beheaz beheez
inessive anim beherengan behearengan beheengan
inan behetan behean beheetan
locative anim
inan behetako beheko beheetako
allative anim beherengana behearengana beheengana
inan behetara behera beheetara
terminative anim beherenganaino behearenganaino beheenganaino
inan behetaraino beheraino beheetaraino
directive anim beherenganantz behearenganantz beheenganantz
inan behetarantz beherantz beheetarantz
destinative anim beherenganako behearenganako beheenganako
inan behetarako beherako beheetarako
ablative anim beherengandik behearengandik beheengandik
inan behetatik behetik beheetatik
partitive beherik
prolative behetzat

Derived terms

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Noun

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behe inan

  1. low

Usage notes

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This word is rarely found as an independent noun. It is more often used in compounds or in inflected forms like beheko (lower), which are used as adjectives or adverbs.

Declension

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Declension of behe (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive behe behea beheak
ergative behek beheak beheek
dative beheri beheari beheei
genitive beheren behearen beheen
comitative beherekin behearekin beheekin
causative beherengatik behearengatik beheengatik
benefactive beherentzat behearentzat beheentzat
instrumental behez beheaz beheez
inessive behetan behean beheetan
locative behetako beheko beheetako
allative behetara behera beheetara
terminative behetaraino beheraino beheetaraino
directive behetarantz beherantz beheetarantz
destinative behetarako beherako beheetarako
ablative behetatik behetik beheetatik
partitive beherik
prolative behetzat

Derived terms

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Further reading

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

Tongan

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Adverb

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behe

  1. Obsolete form of pehe.

Yakan

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Noun

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behe

  1. mouth