erdi

See also: Erdi

Basque

Etymology
Basque numbers (edit)
20
2 3  →
    Cardinal: bi
    Ordinal: bigarren
    Multiplier: bikoitz
    Fractional: erdi

Unknown.[1] Often compared with Iberian erder (“half”).[2] For the meaning “to give birth”, compare the semantic field of Latin pars (“part”) and the correspondent verb parere (“to give birth”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /erdi/, [e̞r.ð̞i]

Adverb

erdi (not comparable)

  1. half
  2. somewhat

Noun

erdi inan or anim

  1. (animate or inanimate) half
  2. (inanimate) middle, center
  3. (inanimate, nautical) a boat's centerline

Declension
Declension of erdi (animate and inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive erdi erdia erdiak
ergative erdik erdiak erdiek
dative erdiri erdiari erdiei
genitive erdiren erdiaren erdien
comitative erdirekin erdiarekin erdiekin
causative erdirengatik erdiarengatik erdiengatik
benefactive erdirentzat erdiarentzat erdientzat
instrumental erdiz erdiaz erdiez
inessive anim. erdirengan erdiarengan erdiengan
inanim. erditan erdian erdietan
locative anim. — — —
inanim. erditako erdiko erdietako
allative anim. erdirengana erdiarengana erdiengana
inanim. erditara erdira erdietara
terminative anim. erdirenganaino erdiarenganaino erdienganaino
inanim. erditaraino erdiraino erdietaraino
directive anim. erdirenganantz erdiarenganantz erdienganantz
inanim. erditarantz erdirantz erdietarantz
destinative anim. erdirenganako erdiarenganako erdienganako
inanim. erditarako erdirako erdietarako
ablative anim. erdirengandik erdiarengandik erdiengandik
inanim. erditatik erditik erdietatik
partitive erdirik — —
prolative erditzat — —

Verb

erdi ? (present participle erditzen, future participle erdiko, short form erdi, verbal noun erditze)

  1. to give birth
    Synonym: erditu

References
  1. “erdi” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
  2. Orduña A., Eduardo (2011), “Los numerales ibéricos y el protovasco [Iberian numerals and Proto-Basque]”, in Veleia‎ (in Spanish), volume 28, pages 125–139

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

Turkish

Verb

erdi

  1. third-person singular indicative simple past of ermek
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