zortzi

Basque

Basque numbers (edit)
80
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    Cardinal: zortzi
    Ordinal: zortzigarren
    Multiplier: zortzikoitz
    Distributive: zortzina
    Collective: zortzikote
    Fractional: zortziren

Alternative forms

  • zorzi (Alavese)

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Basque *zortzi (eight).[1] Often compared with Iberian sorse (eight).[2]

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /s̻ort͡s̻i/ [s̻or.t͡s̻i]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /s̺ort͡s̻i/ [s̺or.t͡s̻i]

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -orts̻i
  • Hyphenation: zor‧tzi

Numeral

zortzi

  1. eight

Declension

Derived terms

  • zortzialdi
  • zortziehun (eight hundred)
  • zortzigarren (eighth)
  • zortzigarrenez (for the eighth time)
  • zortzigarrengo (eight)
  • zortziko
  • zortziko handi
  • zortziko nagusi
  • zortziko txiki
  • zortzikote
  • zortzimilako
  • zortzina (eight each)
  • zortzinaka (in groups of eight)
  • zortzira (eight each)
  • zortzirazka (in groups of eight)
  • zortziren (eighth)
  • zortzitan (eight times)
  • zortziurren

References

  1. zortzi” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
  2. Orduña A., Eduardo (2011) “Los numerales ibéricos y el protovasco [Iberian numerals and Proto-Basque]”, in Veleia (in Spanish), volume 28, pages 125–139

Further reading

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