baliabide

Basque

Etymology

From baliatu (“to use, to take advantage of”) +‎ bide (“way”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baliabide/, [ba.li.a.β̞i.ð̞e̞]

Noun

baliabide inan

1. resource(s), means

   Gipuzkoako ur-baliabideak ― the water resources of Gipuzkoa

   giza baliabideak ― human resources

Declension

Declension of baliabide (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	baliabide	baliabidea	baliabideak
ergative	baliabidek	baliabideak	baliabideek
dative	baliabideri	baliabideari	baliabideei
genitive	baliabideren	baliabidearen	baliabideen
comitative	baliabiderekin	baliabidearekin	baliabideekin
causative	baliabiderengatik	baliabidearengatik	baliabideengatik
benefactive	baliabiderentzat	baliabidearentzat	baliabideentzat
instrumental	baliabidez	baliabideaz	baliabideez
inessive	baliabidetan	baliabidean	baliabideetan
locative	baliabidetako	baliabideko	baliabideetako
allative	baliabidetara	baliabidera	baliabideetara
terminative	baliabidetaraino	baliabideraino	baliabideetaraino
directive	baliabidetarantz	baliabiderantz	baliabideetarantz
destinative	baliabidetarako	baliabiderako	baliabideetarako
ablative	baliabidetatik	baliabidetik	baliabideetatik
partitive	baliabiderik	—	—
prolative	baliabidetzat	—	—

Further reading

• “baliabide”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “baliabide”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005