dozena

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish docena.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dos̻ena/, [d̪o̞.s̻e̞.na]

Noun

dozena inan

1. dozen

   Synonym: hamabiko

Declension

Declension of dozena (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	dozena	dozena	dozenak
ergative	dozenak	dozenak	dozenek
dative	dozenari	dozenari	dozenei
genitive	dozenaren	dozenaren	dozenen
comitative	dozenarekin	dozenarekin	dozenekin
causative	dozenarengatik	dozenarengatik	dozenengatik
benefactive	dozenarentzat	dozenarentzat	dozenentzat
instrumental	dozenaz	dozenaz	dozenez
inessive	dozenatan	dozenan	dozenetan
locative	dozenatako	dozenako	dozenetako
allative	dozenatara	dozenara	dozenetara
terminative	dozenataraino	dozenaraino	dozenetaraino
directive	dozenatarantz	dozenarantz	dozenetarantz
destinative	dozenatarako	dozenarako	dozenetarako
ablative	dozenatatik	dozenatik	dozenetatik
partitive	dozenarik	—	—
prolative	dozenatzat	—	—

Derived terms

• dozena-erdi (“half a dozen”)
• dozenaka (“in dozens”)

Further reading

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

Malagasy

Alternative forms

• dizena

Etymology

From English dozen.

Noun

dozena

1. dozen

Old Spanish

Adjective

dozena

1. feminine singular of dozeno