gehienbat

Basque

Etymology

From gehien (“most”) +‎ bat (“one”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /ɡehiembat/ [ɡe.hi.ẽm.bat̪]
• IPA^(key): (Southern) /ɡei̯embat/ [ɡei̯.ẽm.bat̪]
• Rhymes: -embat
• Hyphenation: ge‧hi‧en‧bat

Adverb

gehienbat (not comparable)

1. mostly, mainly, principally

Further reading

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