bizpahiru

Basque

Etymology

Univerbation of bi (“two”) +‎ ez (“not”) +‎ bada (“if it is”) +‎ hiru (“three”), literally “two if it is not three”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /bis̻pahiɾu/ [bis̻.pa.hi.ɾu]
 
  • IPA(key): (Gipuzkoan, Navarrese) /bis̻pai̯ɾu/ [bis̻.pai̯.ɾu]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /bis̺pai̯ɾu/ [bis̺.pai̯.ɾu]

  • Rhymes: -ai̯ɾu
  • Hyphenation: biz‧pa‧hi‧ru

Determiner

bizpahiru (indefinite numeral, before the noun)

  1. around two or three

Declension
Declension of bizpahiru (numeral, ending in vowel)
indefinite plural
absolutive bizpahiru bizpahiruak
ergative bizpahiruk bizpahiruek
dative bizpahiruri bizpahiruei
genitive bizpahiruren bizpahiruen
comitative bizpahirurekin bizpahiruekin
causative bizpahirurengatik bizpahiruengatik
benefactive bizpahirurentzat bizpahiruentzat
instrumental bizpahiruz bizpahiruez
inessive anim. bizpahirurengan bizpahiruengan
inanim. bizpahirutan bizpahiruetan
locative anim. — —
inanim. bizpahirutako bizpahiruetako
allative anim. bizpahirurengana bizpahiruengana
inanim. bizpahirutara bizpahiruetara
terminative anim. bizpahirurenganaino bizpahiruenganaino
inanim. bizpahirutaraino bizpahiruetaraino
directive anim. bizpahirurenganantz bizpahiruenganantz
inanim. bizpahirutarantz bizpahiruetarantz
destinative anim. bizpahirurenganako bizpahiruenganako
inanim. bizpahirutarako bizpahiruetarako
ablative anim. bizpahirurengandik bizpahiruengandik
inanim. bizpahirutatik bizpahiruetatik
partitive bizpahirurik —
prolative bizpahirutzat —

Derived terms
  • bizpahiruetan (“twice or thrice”)
  • bizpahiruna (“two or three each”)
  • bizpahirunaka (“in groups of two or three each”)

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