erdara

Basque

Alternative forms
  • erdera

Etymology

Contains the suffix -era (“language”). The first element is uncertain, possibilities include erdi (“half”) and erdu (“to come, to arrive”).

Pronunciation
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  • IPA(key): /erdaɾa/ [er.ð̞a.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -aɾa
  • Hyphenation: er‧da‧ra

Noun

erdara inan

  1. Any language other than Basque, especially Spanish and French.

Declension
Declension of erdara (inanimate, singular only, ending in -a)
indefinite singular
absolutive erdara erdara
ergative — erdarak
dative — erdarari
genitive — erdararen
comitative — erdararekin
causative — erdararengatik
benefactive — erdararentzat
instrumental erdaraz erdaraz
inessive — erdaran
locative — —
allative — —
terminative — —
directive — —
destinative — —
ablative — —
partitive erdararik —
prolative erdaratzat —

Derived terms
  • ahuntz-erdara
  • erdaldun (“non-Basque speaker”)
  • erdaldundu
  • erdalkeria
  • erdaltzale
  • erdaltzaletasun
  • erdaltzaletu
  • erdara gaizto
  • erdara mordoilo
  • erdarakada (“barbarism”)
  • erdaratu (“to translate into a language other than Basque”)
  • erdaratzaile
  • zapo-erdara

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