hamalau

Basque

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Cardinal: hamalau     Ordinal: hamalaugarren     Fractional: hamalauren

Etymology

From hamar (“ten”) +‎ lau (“four”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Southern) /amalau̯/, [a.ma.lau̯]
• IPA^(key): (Northern) /hamalau̯/, [ɦa.ma.lau̯]

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Numeral

hamalau

1. fourteen

Declension

Declension of hamalau (numeral, ending in vowel)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		hamalau	hamalaua	hamalauak
ergative		hamalauk	hamalauak	hamalauek
dative		hamalauri	hamalauari	hamalauei
genitive		hamalauren	hamalauaren	hamalauen
comitative		hamalaurekin	hamalauarekin	hamalauekin
causative		hamalaurengatik	hamalauarengatik	hamalauengatik
benefactive		hamalaurentzat	hamalauarentzat	hamalauentzat
instrumental		hamalauz	hamalauaz	hamalauez
inessive	anim.	hamalaurengan	hamalauarengan	hamalauengan
	inanim.	hamalautan	hamalauan	hamalauetan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
	inanim.	hamalautako	hamalauko	hamalauetako
allative	anim.	hamalaurengana	hamalauarengana	hamalauengana
	inanim.	hamalautara	hamalaura	hamalauetara
terminative	anim.	hamalaurenganaino	hamalauarenganaino	hamalauenganaino
	inanim.	hamalautaraino	hamalauraino	hamalauetaraino
directive	anim.	hamalaurenganantz	hamalauarenganantz	hamalauenganantz
	inanim.	hamalautarantz	hamalaurantz	hamalauetarantz
destinative	anim.	hamalaurenganako	hamalauarenganako	hamalauenganako
	inanim.	hamalautarako	hamalaurako	hamalauetarako
ablative	anim.	hamalaurengandik	hamalauarengandik	hamalauengandik
	inanim.	hamalautatik	hamalautik	hamalauetatik
partitive		hamalaurik	—	—
prolative		hamalautzat	—	—

Derived terms

• berrogeita hamalau (“fifty-four”)
• hamalaudun (“sonnet”)
• hamalaugarren (“fourteenth”)
• hamalauna (“thirteen each”)
• hamalaunaka (“in groups of thirteen”)
• hamalaurkun (“sonnet”)
• hirurogeita hamalau (“seventy-four”)
• hogeita hamalau (“thirty-four”)
• laurogeita hamalau (“ninety-four”)

 

Further reading

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