gudaroste

Basque

Etymology

Coined by Basque nationalist, writer and politician Sabino Arana in 1897, from gudari (“soldier”) +‎ oste (“group”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ɡudaɾos̺te/ [ɡu.ð̞a.ɾos̺.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -os̺te, -e
• Hyphenation: gu‧da‧ros‧te

Noun

gudaroste inan

1. army

   Synonym: armada

Declension

Declension of gudaroste (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	gudaroste	gudarostea	gudarosteak
ergative	gudarostek	gudarosteak	gudarosteek
dative	gudarosteri	gudarosteari	gudarosteei
genitive	gudarosteren	gudarostearen	gudarosteen
comitative	gudarosterekin	gudarostearekin	gudarosteekin
causative	gudarosterengatik	gudarostearengatik	gudarosteengatik
benefactive	gudarosterentzat	gudarostearentzat	gudarosteentzat
instrumental	gudarostez	gudarosteaz	gudarosteez
inessive	gudarostetan	gudarostean	gudarosteetan
locative	gudarostetako	gudarosteko	gudarosteetako
allative	gudarostetara	gudarostera	gudarosteetara
terminative	gudarostetaraino	gudarosteraino	gudarosteetaraino
directive	gudarostetarantz	gudarosterantz	gudarosteetarantz
destinative	gudarostetarako	gudarosterako	gudarosteetarako
ablative	gudarostetatik	gudarostetik	gudarosteetatik
partitive	gudarosterik	—	—
prolative	gudarostetzat	—	—

Further reading

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