basamortu
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Etymology
From basa- (combining form of baso (“forest, wilderness”)) + mortu (“barren”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
basamortu inan
- desert (barren area of land)
Declension
Declension of basamortu (inanimate, ending in vowel)
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | basamortu | basamortua | basamortuak |
| ergative | basamortuk | basamortuak | basamortuek |
| dative | basamorturi | basamortuari | basamortuei |
| genitive | basamorturen | basamortuaren | basamortuen |
| comitative | basamorturekin | basamortuarekin | basamortuekin |
| causative | basamorturengatik | basamortuarengatik | basamortuengatik |
| benefactive | basamorturentzat | basamortuarentzat | basamortuentzat |
| instrumental | basamortuz | basamortuaz | basamortuez |
| inessive | basamortutan | basamortuan | basamortuetan |
| locative | basamortutako | basamortuko | basamortuetako |
| allative | basamortutara | basamortura | basamortuetara |
| terminative | basamortutaraino | basamorturaino | basamortuetaraino |
| directive | basamortutarantz | basamorturantz | basamortuetarantz |
| destinative | basamortutarako | basamorturako | basamortuetarako |
| ablative | basamortutatik | basamortutik | basamortuetatik |
| partitive | basamorturik | — | — |
| prolative | basamortutzat | — | — |
Declension
- basamortuko arrosa (“desert rose”)
- basamortutar (“desertic”)
- basamortutu (“to desert”)
- basamortutze (“desertification”)
Further reading
- “basamortu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “basamortu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005