ehun

Basque

Basque numbers ^(edit)

		1,000
←  90	←  99	100	200  →	1,000  →
		10
Cardinal: ehun     Ordinal: ehungarren     Fractional: ehunen

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *e(h)uN, itself perhaps from Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳 (ain hund). Possibly related to Iberian atun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /ehun/ [e.hũn]
• IPA^(key): (Southern) /eu̯n/ [ẽũ̯n]

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• Rhymes: -ehun
• Rhymes: -eu̯n
• Hyphenation: e‧hun

Numeral

ehun

1. hundred

Declension

Declension of ehun (numeral, ending in consonant)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		ehun	ehuna	ehunak
ergative		ehunek	ehunak	ehunek
dative		ehuni	ehunari	ehunei
genitive		ehunen	ehunaren	ehunen
comitative		ehunekin	ehunarekin	ehunekin
causative		ehunengatik	ehunarengatik	ehunengatik
benefactive		ehunentzat	ehunarentzat	ehunentzat
instrumental		ehunez	ehunaz	ehunez
inessive	anim.	ehunengan	ehunarengan	ehunengan
	inanim.	ehunetan	ehunean	ehunetan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
	inanim.	ehunetako	ehuneko	ehunetako
allative	anim.	ehunengana	ehunarengana	ehunengana
	inanim.	ehunetara	ehunera	ehunetara
terminative	anim.	ehunenganaino	ehunarenganaino	ehunenganaino
	inanim.	ehunetaraino	ehuneraino	ehunetaraino
directive	anim.	ehunenganantz	ehunarenganantz	ehunenganantz
	inanim.	ehunetarantz	ehunerantz	ehunetarantz
destinative	anim.	ehunenganako	ehunarenganako	ehunenganako
	inanim.	ehunetarako	ehunerako	ehunetarako
ablative	anim.	ehunengandik	ehunarengandik	ehunengandik
	inanim.	ehunetatik	ehunetik	ehunetatik
partitive		ehunik	—	—
prolative		ehuntzat	—	—

Further reading

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