betazal

Basque

Etymology

From bet- (combining form of begi (“eye”)) +‎ azal (“skin”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /betas̻al/ [be.t̪a.s̻al]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /betas̻al/ [be.t̪a.s̻al]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /betas̺al/ [be.t̪a.s̺al]

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• Rhymes: -as̻al, -al

• Rhymes: -as̻al, -al
• Rhymes: -as̺al, -al

• Hyphenation: be‧ta‧zal

Noun

betazal inan

1. eyelid

Declension

Declension of betazal (inanimate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	betazal	betazala	betazalak
ergative	betazalek	betazalak	betazalek
dative	betazali	betazalari	betazalei
genitive	betazalen	betazalaren	betazalen
comitative	betazalekin	betazalarekin	betazalekin
causative	betazalengatik	betazalarengatik	betazalengatik
benefactive	betazalentzat	betazalarentzat	betazalentzat
instrumental	betazalez	betazalaz	betazalez
inessive	betazaletan	betazalean	betazaletan
locative	betazaletako	betazaleko	betazaletako
allative	betazaletara	betazalera	betazaletara
terminative	betazaletaraino	betazaleraino	betazaletaraino
directive	betazaletarantz	betazalerantz	betazaletarantz
destinative	betazaletarako	betazalerako	betazaletarako
ablative	betazaletatik	betazaletik	betazaletatik
partitive	betazalik	—	—
prolative	betazaltzat	—	—

Further reading

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