gehienbat

Basque

Etymology

From gehien (“most”) +‎ bat (“one”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /ɡehiembat/ [ɡe.hi.ẽm.bat̪]
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /ɡei̯embat/ [ɡei̯.ẽm.bat̪]
  • Rhymes: -embat, -at
  • Hyphenation: ge‧hi‧en‧bat

Adverb

gehienbat (not comparable)

  1. mostly, mainly, principally

Further reading

  • “gehienbat”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • “gehienbat”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
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