gertaera

Basque

Etymology

From gertatu (“to happen”) +‎ -era.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡertaeɾa/ [ɡer.t̪a.e.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -eɾa, -a
• Hyphenation: ger‧ta‧e‧ra

Noun

gertaera inan

1. event, episode

   Synonyms: gertaldi, gertakari, jazoera

Declension

Declension of gertaera (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	gertaera	gertaera	gertaerak
ergative	gertaerak	gertaerak	gertaerek
dative	gertaerari	gertaerari	gertaerei
genitive	gertaeraren	gertaeraren	gertaeren
comitative	gertaerarekin	gertaerarekin	gertaerekin
causative	gertaerarengatik	gertaerarengatik	gertaerengatik
benefactive	gertaerarentzat	gertaerarentzat	gertaerentzat
instrumental	gertaeraz	gertaeraz	gertaerez
inessive	gertaeratan	gertaeran	gertaeretan
locative	gertaeratako	gertaerako	gertaeretako
allative	gertaeratara	gertaerara	gertaeretara
terminative	gertaerataraino	gertaeraraino	gertaeretaraino
directive	gertaeratarantz	gertaerarantz	gertaeretarantz
destinative	gertaeratarako	gertaerarako	gertaeretarako
ablative	gertaeratatik	gertaeratik	gertaeretatik
partitive	gertaerarik	—	—
prolative	gertaeratzat	—	—

Further reading

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