ahatebeltz

Basque

Etymology

From ahate (“duck”) +‎ beltz (“black”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /atebelt͡s̻/, [a.t̪e̞.β̞e̞lt͡s̻]
  • IPA(key): (Northern) /ahatebelt͡s̻/, [a.ɦa.t̪e̞.β̞e̞lt͡s̻]

Noun

ahatebeltz anim

  1. scoter

Declension
Declension of ahatebeltz (animate, ending in consonant)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive ahatebeltz ahatebeltza ahatebeltzak
ergative ahatebeltzek ahatebeltzak ahatebeltzek
dative ahatebeltzi ahatebeltzari ahatebeltzei
genitive ahatebeltzen ahatebeltzaren ahatebeltzen
comitative ahatebeltzekin ahatebeltzarekin ahatebeltzekin
causative ahatebeltzengatik ahatebeltzarengatik ahatebeltzengatik
benefactive ahatebeltzentzat ahatebeltzarentzat ahatebeltzentzat
instrumental ahatebeltzez ahatebeltzaz ahatebeltzez
inessive ahatebeltzengan ahatebeltzarengan ahatebeltzengan
locative — — —
allative ahatebeltzengana ahatebeltzarengana ahatebeltzengana
terminative ahatebeltzenganaino ahatebeltzarenganaino ahatebeltzenganaino
directive ahatebeltzenganantz ahatebeltzarenganantz ahatebeltzenganantz
destinative ahatebeltzenganako ahatebeltzarenganako ahatebeltzenganako
ablative ahatebeltzengandik ahatebeltzarengandik ahatebeltzengandik
partitive ahatebeltzik — —
prolative ahatebelztzat — —

Derived terms
  • ahatebeltz arrunt (“common scoter”)
  • ahatebeltz hegalzuri (“velvet scoter”)

Further reading
  • "ahatebeltz" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “ahatebeltz” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
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