herensuge

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /heɾens̺uɡe/ [he.ɾẽn.s̺u.ɣ̞e]
• IPA^(key): (Southern) /eɾens̺uɡe/ [e.ɾẽn.s̺u.ɣ̞e]
• Rhymes: -uɡe
• Hyphenation: he‧ren‧su‧ge

Noun

herensuge anim

1. dragon

Declension

Declension of herensuge (animate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	herensuge	herensugea	herensugeak
ergative	herensugek	herensugeak	herensugeek
dative	herensugeri	herensugeari	herensugeei
genitive	herensugeren	herensugearen	herensugeen
comitative	herensugerekin	herensugearekin	herensugeekin
causative	herensugerengatik	herensugearengatik	herensugeengatik
benefactive	herensugerentzat	herensugearentzat	herensugeentzat
instrumental	herensugez	herensugeaz	herensugeez
inessive	herensugerengan	herensugearengan	herensugeengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	herensugerengana	herensugearengana	herensugeengana
terminative	herensugerenganaino	herensugearenganaino	herensugeenganaino
directive	herensugerenganantz	herensugearenganantz	herensugeenganantz
destinative	herensugerenganako	herensugearenganako	herensugeenganako
ablative	herensugerengandik	herensugearengandik	herensugeengandik
partitive	herensugerik	—	—
prolative	herensugetzat	—	—

Further reading

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