hamahiru

Basque

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Cardinal: hamahiru     Ordinal: hamahirugarren     Fractional: hamahiruren

Etymology

From hamar (“ten”) +‎ hiru (“three”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /hamahiɾu/ [ha.ma.hi.ɾu]
• IPA^(key): (Southern) /amai̯ɾu/ [a.mai̯.ɾu]

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• Rhymes: -ai̯ɾu
• Hyphenation: ha‧ma‧hi‧ru

Numeral

hamahiru

1. thirteen

Declension

Declension of hamahiru (numeral, ending in vowel)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		hamahiru	hamahirua	hamahiruak
ergative		hamahiruk	hamahiruak	hamahiruek
dative		hamahiruri	hamahiruari	hamahiruei
genitive		hamahiruren	hamahiruaren	hamahiruen
comitative		hamahirurekin	hamahiruarekin	hamahiruekin
causative		hamahirurengatik	hamahiruarengatik	hamahiruengatik
benefactive		hamahirurentzat	hamahiruarentzat	hamahiruentzat
instrumental		hamahiruz	hamahiruaz	hamahiruez
inessive	anim.	hamahirurengan	hamahiruarengan	hamahiruengan
	inanim.	hamahirutan	hamahiruan	hamahiruetan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
	inanim.	hamahirutako	hamahiruko	hamahiruetako
allative	anim.	hamahirurengana	hamahiruarengana	hamahiruengana
	inanim.	hamahirutara	hamahirura	hamahiruetara
terminative	anim.	hamahirurenganaino	hamahiruarenganaino	hamahiruenganaino
	inanim.	hamahirutaraino	hamahiruraino	hamahiruetaraino
directive	anim.	hamahirurenganantz	hamahiruarenganantz	hamahiruenganantz
	inanim.	hamahirutarantz	hamahirurantz	hamahiruetarantz
destinative	anim.	hamahirurenganako	hamahiruarenganako	hamahiruenganako
	inanim.	hamahirutarako	hamahirurako	hamahiruetarako
ablative	anim.	hamahirurengandik	hamahiruarengandik	hamahiruengandik
	inanim.	hamahirutatik	hamahirutik	hamahiruetatik
partitive		hamahirurik	—	—
prolative		hamahirutzat	—	—

Derived terms

• berrogeita hamahiru (“fifty-three”)
• hamairu-hortz
• hamairuna (“thirteen each”)
• hamairunaka (“in groups of thirteen”)
• hirurogeita hamahiru (“seventy-three”)
• hogeita hamahiru (“thirty-three”)
• laurogeita hamahiru (“ninety-three”)

 

Further reading

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