lapurreta

Basque

Etymology

From lapur (“thief”) +‎ -eta (action forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lapureta/ [la.pu.re.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -eta, -a
• Hyphenation: la‧pu‧rre‧ta

Noun

lapurreta inan

1. rob, theft

   Synonym: lapurreria

Declension

Declension of lapurreta (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	lapurreta	lapurreta	lapurretak
ergative	lapurretak	lapurretak	lapurretek
dative	lapurretari	lapurretari	lapurretei
genitive	lapurretaren	lapurretaren	lapurreten
comitative	lapurretarekin	lapurretarekin	lapurretekin
causative	lapurretarengatik	lapurretarengatik	lapurretengatik
benefactive	lapurretarentzat	lapurretarentzat	lapurretentzat
instrumental	lapurretaz	lapurretaz	lapurretez
inessive	lapurretatan	lapurretan	lapurretetan
locative	lapurretatako	lapurretako	lapurretetako
allative	lapurretatara	lapurretara	lapurretetara
terminative	lapurretataraino	lapurretaraino	lapurretetaraino
directive	lapurretatarantz	lapurretarantz	lapurretetarantz
destinative	lapurretatarako	lapurretarako	lapurretetarako
ablative	lapurretatatik	lapurretatik	lapurretetatik
partitive	lapurretarik	—	—
prolative	lapurretatzat	—	—

Derived terms

• lapurretan
• lapurretan egin
• lapurretatxo

Further reading

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