gerri

See also: Gerri

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *geRi.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡeri/, [ɡe̞.ri]

Noun

gerri inan

  1. waist
  2. trunk (of a tree)
  3. (figuratively) middle, central part

Declension
Declension of gerri (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive gerri gerria gerriak
ergative gerrik gerriak gerriek
dative gerriri gerriari gerriei
genitive gerriren gerriaren gerrien
comitative gerrirekin gerriarekin gerriekin
causative gerrirengatik gerriarengatik gerriengatik
benefactive gerrirentzat gerriarentzat gerrientzat
instrumental gerriz gerriaz gerriez
inessive gerritan gerrian gerrietan
locative gerritako gerriko gerrietako
allative gerritara gerrira gerrietara
terminative gerritaraino gerriraino gerrietaraino
directive gerritarantz gerrirantz gerrietarantz
destinative gerritarako gerrirako gerrietarako
ablative gerritatik gerritik gerrietatik
partitive gerririk — —
prolative gerritzat — —

Derived terms
  • gerrialde (“waistline”)
  • gerri-buelta (“waist circumference”)
  • gerrikatu (“to adjust the clothing”)
  • gerriko (“belt”) (see there for further derivations)
  • gerriondo (“waist”)
  • gerripeko (“skirt”)
  • gerriratu (“to tuck in, to hike up”)
  • gerri-txori (“treecreeper”) (see there for further derivations)

References
  1. “gerri” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

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