herri

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *(h)eRi (“town, inhabited place, people, nation”).

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /heri/ [he.ri]
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /eri/ [e.ri]
  • Rhymes: -eri
  • Hyphenation: he‧rri

Noun

herri inan or anim

  1. (inanimate) village, town
  2. (animate) people, nation
  3. (inanimate) country
    Euskal Herria
    Basque Country

Declension
Declension of herri (animate and inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive herri herria herriak
ergative herrik herriak herriek
dative herriri herriari herriei
genitive herriren herriaren herrien
comitative herrirekin herriarekin herriekin
causative herrirengatik herriarengatik herriengatik
benefactive herrirentzat herriarentzat herrientzat
instrumental herriz herriaz herriez
inessive anim. herrirengan herriarengan herriengan
inanim. herritan herrian herrietan
locative anim. — — —
inanim. herritako herriko herrietako
allative anim. herrirengana herriarengana herriengana
inanim. herritara herrira herrietara
terminative anim. herrirenganaino herriarenganaino herrienganaino
inanim. herritaraino herriraino herrietaraino
directive anim. herrirenganantz herriarenganantz herrienganantz
inanim. herritarantz herrirantz herrietarantz
destinative anim. herrirenganako herriarenganako herrienganako
inanim. herritarako herrirako herrietarako
ablative anim. herrirengandik herriarengandik herriengandik
inanim. herritatik herritik herrietatik
partitive herririk — —
prolative herritzat — —

References
  • *her̄i in starling.rinet.ru database

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

Icelandic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛrːɪ/
    Rhymes: -ɛrːɪ

Noun

herri m (genitive singular herra, nominative plural herrar)

  1. Obsolete form of herra.

Declension
declension of herri
m-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative herri herrinn herrar herrarnir
accusative herra herrann herra herrana
dative herra herranum herrum herrunum
genitive herra herrans herra herranna
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