erlezain

Basque

Etymology

From erle (“bee”) +‎ -zain (“keeper, guardian”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most dialects) /erles̻ai̯n/ [er.le.s̻ãĩ̯n]
IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /erles̺ai̯n/ [er.le.s̺ãĩ̯n]

(most dialects) Rhymes: -es̻ai̯n
(Biscayan) Rhymes: -es̺ai̯n

Hyphenation: er‧le‧zain

Noun

erlezain anim

beekeeper

Declension

Declension of erlezain (animate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	erlezain	erlezaina	erlezainak
ergative	erlezainek	erlezainak	erlezainek
dative	erlezaini	erlezainari	erlezainei
genitive	erlezainen	erlezainaren	erlezainen
comitative	erlezainekin	erlezainarekin	erlezainekin
causative	erlezainengatik	erlezainarengatik	erlezainengatik
benefactive	erlezainentzat	erlezainarentzat	erlezainentzat
instrumental	erlezainez	erlezainaz	erlezainez
inessive	erlezainengan	erlezainarengan	erlezainengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	erlezainengana	erlezainarengana	erlezainengana
terminative	erlezainenganaino	erlezainarenganaino	erlezainenganaino
directive	erlezainenganantz	erlezainarenganantz	erlezainenganantz
destinative	erlezainenganako	erlezainarenganako	erlezainenganako
ablative	erlezainengandik	erlezainarengandik	erlezainengandik
partitive	erlezainik	—	—
prolative	erlezaintzat	—	—

Derived terms

erlezaintza (“beekeeping”)

Further reading

"erlezain" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
“erlezain” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

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