erpuru

Basque

Etymology

From eri (“finger”) +‎ buru (“head”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /erpuɾu/ [er.pu.ɾu]
• Rhymes: -uɾu, -u
• Hyphenation: er‧pu‧ru

Noun

erpuru inan

1. (anatomy) thumb

   Synonyms: hatz lodi, orkoro

Declension

Declension of erpuru (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	erpuru	erpurua	erpuruak
ergative	erpuruk	erpuruak	erpuruek
dative	erpururi	erpuruari	erpuruei
genitive	erpururen	erpuruaren	erpuruen
comitative	erpururekin	erpuruarekin	erpuruekin
causative	erpururengatik	erpuruarengatik	erpuruengatik
benefactive	erpururentzat	erpuruarentzat	erpuruentzat
instrumental	erpuruz	erpuruaz	erpuruez
inessive	erpurutan	erpuruan	erpuruetan
locative	erpurutako	erpuruko	erpuruetako
allative	erpurutara	erpurura	erpuruetara
terminative	erpurutaraino	erpururaino	erpuruetaraino
directive	erpurutarantz	erpururantz	erpuruetarantz
destinative	erpurutarako	erpururako	erpuruetarako
ablative	erpurutatik	erpurutik	erpuruetatik
partitive	erpururik	—	—
prolative	erpurutzat	—	—

Further reading

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