mahai

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *banai, via an intermediate form *manai. Other possible reconstructions include *banane.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /mai̯/, [mai̯]
  • IPA(key): (Northern) /mahai̯/, [ma.ɦai̯]

Noun

mahai inan

  1. table

Declension
Declension of mahai (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive mahai mahaia mahaiak
ergative mahaik mahaiak mahaiek
dative mahairi mahaiari mahaiei
genitive mahairen mahaiaren mahaien
comitative mahairekin mahaiarekin mahaiekin
causative mahairengatik mahaiarengatik mahaiengatik
benefactive mahairentzat mahaiarentzat mahaientzat
instrumental mahaiz mahaiaz mahaiez
inessive mahaitan mahaian mahaietan
locative mahaitako mahaiko mahaietako
allative mahaitara mahaira mahaietara
terminative mahaitaraino mahairaino mahaietaraino
directive mahaitarantz mahairantz mahaietarantz
destinative mahaitarako mahairako mahaietarako
ablative mahaitatik mahaitik mahaietatik
partitive mahairik — —
prolative mahaitzat — —

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

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