baserri

Basque

Etymology

From basa- (combining form of baso (“forest, wilderness”)) +‎ herri (“village”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bas̺eri/, [ba.s̺e̞.ri]

Noun

baserri inan

  1. farmhouse, farm
  2. hamlet
  3. countryside

Declension
Declension of baserri (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive baserri baserria baserriak
ergative baserrik baserriak baserriek
dative baserriri baserriari baserriei
genitive baserriren baserriaren baserrien
comitative baserrirekin baserriarekin baserriekin
causative baserrirengatik baserriarengatik baserriengatik
benefactive baserrirentzat baserriarentzat baserrientzat
instrumental baserriz baserriaz baserriez
inessive baserritan baserrian baserrietan
locative baserritako baserriko baserrietako
allative baserritara baserrira baserrietara
terminative baserritaraino baserriraino baserrietaraino
directive baserritarantz baserrirantz baserrietarantz
destinative baserritarako baserrirako baserrietarako
ablative baserritatik baserritik baserrietatik
partitive baserririk — —
prolative baserritzat — —

Derived terms
  • baserri-etxe (“farmhouse”)
  • baserriko ogi (“home-made bread”)
  • baserritar (“farmer”) (see there for further derived terms)
  • baserri-turismo (“agritourism”)

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