behor

Basque

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Basque *be(h)oR. A possible link with behi (“cow”) has been proposed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /behor/ [be.hor]
• IPA^(key): (Southern) /beor/ [be.or]

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• Rhymes: -ehor, -or
• Rhymes: -eor, -or
• Hyphenation: be‧hor

Noun

behor inan

1. mare

Declension

Declension of behor (animate, ending in -r)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	behor	behorra	behorrak
ergative	behorrek	behorrak	behorrek
dative	behorri	behorrari	behorrei
genitive	behorren	behorraren	behorren
comitative	behorrekin	behorrarekin	behorrekin
causative	behorrengatik	behorrarengatik	behorrengatik
benefactive	behorrentzat	behorrarentzat	behorrentzat
instrumental	behorrez	behorraz	behorrez
inessive	behorrengan	behorrarengan	behorrengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	behorrengana	behorrarengana	behorrengana
terminative	behorrenganaino	behorrarenganaino	behorrenganaino
directive	behorrenganantz	behorrarenganantz	behorrenganantz
destinative	behorrenganako	behorrarenganako	behorrenganako
ablative	behorrengandik	behorrarengandik	behorrengandik
partitive	behorrik	—	—
prolative	behortzat	—	—

Derived terms

• behor-txori
• behorkume
• behortegi
• behortzain

Further reading

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