oinarri

Basque

Etymology

From oin (“foot”) +‎ harri (“stone”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /oɲari/, [o̞.ɲa.ri]
  • IPA(key): (Northern) /oi̯nari/, [o̞i̯.na.ri]

Noun

oinarri inan

  1. foundation, base
  2. (figurative) principle
  3. (economics) capital
  4. (linear algebra) basis

Declension
Declension of oinarri (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive oinarri oinarria oinarriak
ergative oinarrik oinarriak oinarriek
dative oinarriri oinarriari oinarriei
genitive oinarriren oinarriaren oinarrien
comitative oinarrirekin oinarriarekin oinarriekin
causative oinarrirengatik oinarriarengatik oinarriengatik
benefactive oinarrirentzat oinarriarentzat oinarrientzat
instrumental oinarriz oinarriaz oinarriez
inessive oinarritan oinarrian oinarrietan
locative oinarritako oinarriko oinarrietako
allative oinarritara oinarrira oinarrietara
terminative oinarritaraino oinarriraino oinarrietaraino
directive oinarritarantz oinarrirantz oinarrietarantz
destinative oinarritarako oinarrirako oinarrietarako
ablative oinarritatik oinarritik oinarrietatik
partitive oinarririk — —
prolative oinarritzat — —

References
  • “oinarri” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • "oinarri" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • Trask, Robert L. (1997) The History of Basque, Routledge, →ISBN, page 250
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