hamasei

Basque

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Cardinal: hamasei     Ordinal: hamaseigarren     Fractional: hamaseiren

Etymology

From hamar (“ten”) +‎ sei (“six”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Southern) /amas̺ei̯/, [a.ma.s̺e̞i̯]
• IPA^(key): (Northern) /hamas̺ei̯/, [ɦa.ma.s̺e̞i̯]

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Numeral

hamasei

1. sixteen

Declension

Declension of hamasei (numeral, ending in vowel)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		hamasei	hamaseia	hamaseiak
ergative		hamaseik	hamaseiak	hamaseiek
dative		hamaseiri	hamaseiari	hamaseiei
genitive		hamaseiren	hamaseiaren	hamaseien
comitative		hamaseirekin	hamaseiarekin	hamaseiekin
causative		hamaseirengatik	hamaseiarengatik	hamaseiengatik
benefactive		hamaseirentzat	hamaseiarentzat	hamaseientzat
instrumental		hamaseiz	hamaseiaz	hamaseiez
inessive	anim.	hamaseirengan	hamaseiarengan	hamaseiengan
	inanim.	hamaseitan	hamaseian	hamaseietan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
	inanim.	hamaseitako	hamaseiko	hamaseietako
allative	anim.	hamaseirengana	hamaseiarengana	hamaseiengana
	inanim.	hamaseitara	hamaseira	hamaseietara
terminative	anim.	hamaseirenganaino	hamaseiarenganaino	hamaseienganaino
	inanim.	hamaseitaraino	hamaseiraino	hamaseietaraino
directive	anim.	hamaseirenganantz	hamaseiarenganantz	hamaseienganantz
	inanim.	hamaseitarantz	hamaseirantz	hamaseietarantz
destinative	anim.	hamaseirenganako	hamaseiarenganako	hamaseienganako
	inanim.	hamaseitarako	hamaseirako	hamaseietarako
ablative	anim.	hamaseirengandik	hamaseiarengandik	hamaseiengandik
	inanim.	hamaseitatik	hamaseitik	hamaseietatik
partitive		hamaseirik	—	—
prolative		hamaseitzat	—	—

Derived terms

• berrogeita hamasei (“fifty-six”)
• hamaseigarren (“sixteenth”)
• hamaseiko
• hamaseina (“sixteen each”)
• hamaseinaka (“in groups of sixteen”)
• hamaseitar (“hexadecimal”)
• hirurogeita hamasei (“seventy-six”)
• hogeita hamasei (“thirty-six”)
• laurogeita hamasei (“ninety-six”)

 

Further reading

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