esaera zahar

Basque

Etymology

From esaera (“saying”) +‎ zahar (“old”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /es̺aeɾa s̻ahar/ [e.s̺a.e.ɾa s̻a.har]
 
  • IPA(key): (Gipuzkoan, Navarrese) /es̺aeɾa s̻ar/ [e.s̺a.e.ɾa s̻ar]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /es̺aeɾa s̺ar/ [e.s̺a.e.ɾa s̺ar]

  • Hyphenation: e‧sa‧e‧ra za‧har

Noun

esaera zahar inan

  1. proverb
    Synonyms: atsotitz, erran zahar (Northern)

Declension
Declension of esaera zahar (inanimate, ending in -r)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive esaera zahar esaera zaharra esaera zaharrak
ergative esaera zaharrek esaera zaharrak esaera zaharrek
dative esaera zaharri esaera zaharrari esaera zaharrei
genitive esaera zaharren esaera zaharraren esaera zaharren
comitative esaera zaharrekin esaera zaharrarekin esaera zaharrekin
causative esaera zaharrengatik esaera zaharrarengatik esaera zaharrengatik
benefactive esaera zaharrentzat esaera zaharrarentzat esaera zaharrentzat
instrumental esaera zaharrez esaera zaharraz esaera zaharrez
inessive esaera zaharretan esaera zaharrean esaera zaharretan
locative esaera zaharretako esaera zaharreko esaera zaharretako
allative esaera zaharretara esaera zaharrera esaera zaharretara
terminative esaera zaharretaraino esaera zaharreraino esaera zaharretaraino
directive esaera zaharretarantz esaera zaharrerantz esaera zaharretarantz
destinative esaera zaharretarako esaera zaharrerako esaera zaharretarako
ablative esaera zaharretatik esaera zaharretik esaera zaharretatik
partitive esaera zaharrik — —
prolative esaera zahartzat — —

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