handi
See also: hàndì
English
A handi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɑːndi/
- (Indian English) IPA(key): /ˈɦɑːɳɖi/
Noun
handi (plural handis)
See also
- handi-wipe (etymologically unrelated)
Basque
Alternative forms
- haundi (dialectal)
Etymology
From Proto-Basque *(h)andi.[1] Sometimes compared to Latin grandis.[2]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Declension
| Declension of handi (adjective, ending in vowel) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | ||
| absolutive | handi | handia | handiak | |
| ergative | handik | handiak | handiek | |
| dative | handiri | handiari | handiei | |
| genitive | handiren | handiaren | handien | |
| comitative | handirekin | handiarekin | handiekin | |
| causative | handirengatik | handiarengatik | handiengatik | |
| benefactive | handirentzat | handiarentzat | handientzat | |
| instrumental | handiz | handiaz | handiez | |
| inessive | anim. | handirengan | handiarengan | handiengan |
| inanim. | handitan | handian | handietan | |
| locative | anim. | — | — | — |
| inanim. | handitako | handiko | handietako | |
| allative | anim. | handirengana | handiarengana | handiengana |
| inanim. | handitara | handira | handietara | |
| terminative | anim. | handirenganaino | handiarenganaino | handienganaino |
| inanim. | handitaraino | handiraino | handietaraino | |
| directive | anim. | handirenganantz | handiarenganantz | handienganantz |
| inanim. | handitarantz | handirantz | handietarantz | |
| destinative | anim. | handirenganako | handiarenganako | handienganako |
| inanim. | handitarako | handirako | handietarako | |
| ablative | anim. | handirengandik | handiarengandik | handiengandik |
| inanim. | handitatik | handitik | handietatik | |
| partitive | handirik | — | — | |
| prolative | handitzat | — | — | |
References
- “handi” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
- Vennemann, Theo (1998), “Etymology and phonotactics: Latin grandis vs. Basque handi ‘big’ and similar problems”, in Journal of Indo-European Studies, volume 26, pages 345–390
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