hemeretzi

Basque

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    Cardinal: hemeretzi
    Ordinal: hemeretzigarren
    Fractional: hemeretziren

Etymology

From hamar (“ten”) +‎ bederatzi (“nine”), with loss of /b/ and reduction.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Southern) /emeɾet͡s̻i/, [e̞.me̞.ɾe̞.t͡s̻i]
  • IPA(key): (Northern) /hemeɾet͡s̻i/, [ɦe̞.me̞.ɾe̞.t͡s̻i]
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Numeral

hemeretzi

  1. nineteen

Declension

Derived terms

  • berrogeita hemeretzi (“fifty-nine”)
  • hemeretzigarren (“nineteenth”)
  • hemeretziko
  • hemeretzina (“nineteen each”)
  • hemeretzinaka (“in groups of nineteen”)
  • hemeretzira (“nineteen each”)
  • hemeretziraka (“in groups of nineteen”)
  • hirurogeita hemeretzi (“seventy-nine”)
  • hogeita hemeretzi (“thirty-nine”)
  • laurogeita hemeretzi (“ninety-nine”)

Further reading

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