berdin

Basque

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unknown

Pronunciation
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  • IPA(key): /berdin/, [be̞r.ð̞ĩn]

Adjective

berdin (comparative berdinago, superlative berdinen, excessive berdinegi)

  1. same
    Astoak eta zaldiak ez dira berdinak.
    Donkeys and horses are not the same.
  2. flat, level
    Aitonak etxea oso lur berdinean eraiki zuen.
    My grandfather built the house on a very level terrain.

Declension
Declension of berdin (adjective, ending in consonant)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive berdin berdina berdinak
ergative berdinek berdinak berdinek
dative berdini berdinari berdinei
genitive berdinen berdinaren berdinen
comitative berdinekin berdinarekin berdinekin
causative berdinengatik berdinarengatik berdinengatik
benefactive berdinentzat berdinarentzat berdinentzat
instrumental berdinez berdinaz berdinez
inessive anim. berdinengan berdinarengan berdinengan
inanim. berdinetan berdinean berdinetan
locative anim. — — —
inanim. berdinetako berdineko berdinetako
allative anim. berdinengana berdinarengana berdinengana
inanim. berdinetara berdinera berdinetara
terminative anim. berdinenganaino berdinarenganaino berdinenganaino
inanim. berdinetaraino berdineraino berdinetaraino
directive anim. berdinenganantz berdinarenganantz berdinenganantz
inanim. berdinetarantz berdinerantz berdinetarantz
destinative anim. berdinenganako berdinarenganako berdinenganako
inanim. berdinetarako berdinerako berdinetarako
ablative anim. berdinengandik berdinarengandik berdinengandik
inanim. berdinetatik berdinetik berdinetatik
partitive berdinik — —
prolative berdintzat — —

Adverb

berdin (comparative berdinago, superlative berdinen, excessive berdinegi)

  1. equally, the same way
    Beti berdin portatzen da.
    (S)he always behaves the same way

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