eskailera

Basque

Etymology

Ultimately from Late Latin scālāria, from Latin scālae (“steps”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /es̺kaʎeɾa/, [e̞s̺.ka.ʎe̞.ɾa]
  • IPA(key): (Northern) /es̺kai̯leɾa/, [e̞s̺.kai̯.le̞.ɾa]

Noun

eskailera inan

  1. stair, stairs
  2. ladder

Declension
Declension of eskailera (inanimate, ending in -a)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive eskailera eskailera eskailerak
ergative eskailerak eskailerak eskailerek
dative eskailerari eskailerari eskailerei
genitive eskaileraren eskaileraren eskaileren
comitative eskailerarekin eskailerarekin eskailerekin
causative eskailerarengatik eskailerarengatik eskailerengatik
benefactive eskailerarentzat eskailerarentzat eskailerentzat
instrumental eskaileraz eskaileraz eskailerez
inessive eskaileratan eskaileran eskaileretan
locative eskaileratako eskailerako eskaileretako
allative eskaileratara eskailerara eskaileretara
terminative eskailerataraino eskaileraraino eskaileretaraino
directive eskaileratarantz eskailerarantz eskaileretarantz
destinative eskaileratarako eskailerarako eskaileretarako
ablative eskaileratatik eskaileratik eskaileretatik
partitive eskailerarik — —
prolative eskaileratzat — —

Derived terms
  • birako eskailera (“spiral staircase”)
  • eskailera-atal (“stair flight”)
  • eskailera-begi (“stairwell”)
  • eskailera-buru (“landing of a staircase”)
  • eskailera-kaxa (“stairwell”)
  • eskailera kiribil (“spiral staircase”)
  • eskailera-maila (“stair”)
  • eskailera mekaniko (“escalator”)
  • eskailerapeko ardo (“wine bottled a year after the vintage”)
  • eskailerape (“space under a stair”)
  • eskailera-suge (“ladder snake”)

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