baserri

Basque

Etymology

From basa- (combining form of baso (“forest, wilderness”)) +‎ herri (“village”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /bas̺eri/ [ba.s̺e.ri]
• Rhymes: -eri
• Hyphenation: ba‧se‧rri

Noun

baserri inan

1. farmhouse, farm
2. hamlet
3. countryside

Declension

Declension of baserri (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	baserri	baserria	baserriak
ergative	baserrik	baserriak	baserriek
dative	baserriri	baserriari	baserriei
genitive	baserriren	baserriaren	baserrien
comitative	baserrirekin	baserriarekin	baserriekin
causative	baserrirengatik	baserriarengatik	baserriengatik
benefactive	baserrirentzat	baserriarentzat	baserrientzat
instrumental	baserriz	baserriaz	baserriez
inessive	baserritan	baserrian	baserrietan
locative	baserritako	baserriko	baserrietako
allative	baserritara	baserrira	baserrietara
terminative	baserritaraino	baserriraino	baserrietaraino
directive	baserritarantz	baserrirantz	baserrietarantz
destinative	baserritarako	baserrirako	baserrietarako
ablative	baserritatik	baserritik	baserrietatik
partitive	baserririk	—	—
prolative	baserritzat	—	—

Derived terms

• baserri-etxe (“farmhouse”)
• baserri-turismo (“agritourism”)
• baserriko ogi (“home-made bread”)
• baserritar (“farmer”) (see there for further derived terms)

 

Further reading

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