mehe

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *bene.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): (Southern) /me/, [me̞]
• IPA^(key): (Northern) /mehe/, [me̞.ɦe̞]

Adjective

mehe (comparative meheago, superlative meheen, excessive meheegi)

1. skinny
2. thin

Declension

Declension of mehe (adjective, ending in vowel)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		mehe	mehea	meheak
ergative		mehek	meheak	meheek
dative		meheri	meheari	meheei
genitive		meheren	mehearen	meheen
comitative		meherekin	mehearekin	meheekin
causative		meherengatik	mehearengatik	meheengatik
benefactive		meherentzat	mehearentzat	meheentzat
instrumental		mehez	meheaz	meheez
inessive	anim.	meherengan	mehearengan	meheengan
	inanim.	mehetan	mehean	meheetan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
	inanim.	mehetako	meheko	meheetako
allative	anim.	meherengana	mehearengana	meheengana
	inanim.	mehetara	mehera	meheetara
terminative	anim.	meherenganaino	mehearenganaino	meheenganaino
	inanim.	mehetaraino	meheraino	meheetaraino
directive	anim.	meherenganantz	mehearenganantz	meheenganantz
	inanim.	mehetarantz	meherantz	meheetarantz
destinative	anim.	meherenganako	mehearenganako	meheenganako
	inanim.	mehetarako	meherako	meheetarako
ablative	anim.	meherengandik	mehearengandik	meheengandik
	inanim.	mehetatik	mehetik	meheetatik
partitive		meherik	—	—
prolative		mehetzat	—	—

Further reading

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

Estonian

Noun

mehe

1. genitive singular of mees