gurutze

Basque

Etymology

Probably borrowed from a Romance descendant of Latin crucem.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡuɾut͡s̻e/, [ɡu.ɾu.t͡s̻e̞]

Noun

gurutze inan

  1. cross
  2. (figuratively) torture, misery
  3. intersection, crossing

Declension
Declension of gurutze (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive gurutze gurutzea gurutzeak
ergative gurutzek gurutzeak gurutzeek
dative gurutzeri gurutzeari gurutzeei
genitive gurutzeren gurutzearen gurutzeen
comitative gurutzerekin gurutzearekin gurutzeekin
causative gurutzerengatik gurutzearengatik gurutzeengatik
benefactive gurutzerentzat gurutzearentzat gurutzeentzat
instrumental gurutzez gurutzeaz gurutzeez
inessive gurutzetan gurutzean gurutzeetan
locative gurutzetako gurutzeko gurutzeetako
allative gurutzetara gurutzera gurutzeetara
terminative gurutzetaraino gurutzeraino gurutzeetaraino
directive gurutzetarantz gurutzerantz gurutzeetarantz
destinative gurutzetarako gurutzerako gurutzeetarako
ablative gurutzetatik gurutzetik gurutzeetatik
partitive gurutzerik — —
prolative gurutzetzat — —

Derived terms
  • bidegurutze (“crossroads”)
  • gurutzearen seinale (“sign of the cross”)
  • gurutze-bide (“Way of the Cross”)
  • gurutzedun (“cruciferous”)
  • gurutzefika (“crucifix”)
  • gurutze-ganga (“Latin cross plan”)
  • Gurutze Gorria (“Red Cross”)
  • gurutzeratu (“to crucify”)
  • gurutzeria (“crossing of a church”)
  • gurutze santuaren egin (“to make the sign of the cross”)
  • gurutzeta (“crossroads”)
  • gurutzetara (“forming a cross”)
  • gurutzefikatu (“to crucify”)
  • gurutzegrama (“crosswords”)

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