hemeretzi

Basque

Basque numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: hemeretzi
    Ordinal: hemeretzigarren
    Fractional: hemeretziren

Etymology

From hamar (ten) + bederatzi (nine), with loss of /b/ and reduction.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Southern) /emeɾet͡s̻i/, [e̞.me̞.ɾe̞.t͡s̻i]
  • IPA(key): (Northern) /hemeɾet͡s̻i/, [ɦe̞.me̞.ɾe̞.t͡s̻i]
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Numeral

hemeretzi

  1. nineteen

Declension

Derived terms

  • berrogeita hemeretzi (fifty-nine)
  • hemeretzigarren (nineteenth)
  • hemeretziko
  • hemeretzina (nineteen each)
  • hemeretzinaka (in groups of nineteen)
  • hemeretzira (nineteen each)
  • hemeretziraka (in groups of nineteen)
  • hirurogeita hemeretzi (seventy-nine)
  • hogeita hemeretzi (thirty-nine)
  • laurogeita hemeretzi (ninety-nine)

Further reading

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