Basque
Etymology
From abar (“small branch”) + -tsu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abart͡s̺u/ [a.β̞ar.t͡s̺u]
- IPA(key): (most dialects) /abart͡s̺u/ [a.β̞ar.t͡s̺u]
- IPA(key): (Biscayan) /abart͡s̻u/ [a.β̞ar.t͡s̻u]
- Rhymes: -arts̺u, -u
- Rhymes: -arts̻u, -u
Adjective
abartsu (comparative abartsuago, superlative abartsuen, excessive abartsuegi)
- leafy
- Synonym: adartsu
Declension
Declension of abartsu (adjective, ending in vowel)
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indefinite
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singular
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plural
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| absolutive
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abartsu
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abartsua
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abartsuak
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| ergative
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abartsuk
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abartsuak
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abartsuek
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| dative
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abartsuri
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abartsuari
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abartsuei
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| genitive
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abartsuren
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abartsuaren
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abartsuen
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| comitative
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abartsurekin
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abartsuarekin
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abartsuekin
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| causative
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abartsurengatik
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abartsuarengatik
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abartsuengatik
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| benefactive
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abartsurentzat
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abartsuarentzat
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abartsuentzat
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| instrumental
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abartsuz
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abartsuaz
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abartsuez
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| inessive
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anim
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abartsurengan
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abartsuarengan
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abartsuengan
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| inan
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abartsutan
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abartsuan
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abartsuetan
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| locative
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anim
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—
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—
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—
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| inan
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abartsutako
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abartsuko
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abartsuetako
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| allative
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anim
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abartsurengana
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abartsuarengana
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abartsuengana
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| inan
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abartsutara
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abartsura
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abartsuetara
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| terminative
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anim
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abartsurenganaino
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abartsuarenganaino
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abartsuenganaino
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| inan
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abartsutaraino
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abartsuraino
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abartsuetaraino
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| directive
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anim
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abartsurenganantz
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abartsuarenganantz
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abartsuenganantz
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| inan
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abartsutarantz
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abartsurantz
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abartsuetarantz
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| destinative
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anim
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abartsurenganako
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abartsuarenganako
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abartsuenganako
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| inan
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abartsutarako
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abartsurako
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abartsuetarako
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| ablative
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anim
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abartsurengandik
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abartsuarengandik
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abartsuengandik
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| inan
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abartsutatik
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abartsutik
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abartsuetatik
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| partitive
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abartsurik
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—
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—
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| prolative
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abartsutzat
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—
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—
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Further reading
- “abartsu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “abartsu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005