zerentzat

Basque

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /s̻eɾent͡s̻at/ [s̻e.ɾẽn.t͡s̻at̪]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /s̻eɾent͡s̻at/ [s̻e.ɾẽn.t͡s̻at̪]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /s̺eɾent͡s̻at/ [s̺e.ɾẽn.t͡s̻at̪]

• Rhymes: -ents̻at, -at
• Hyphenation: ze‧ren‧tzat

Etymology 1

Adverb

zerentzat (interrogative)

1. (Northern) benefactive indefinite of zer (“what”)
   1. for what purpose

      Synonym: zertarako

   2. why

      Synonym: zergatik

Etymology 2

Noun

zerentzat

1. benefactive indefinite of ze (“zed”)

Further reading

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