hogei

Basque
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    Cardinal: hogei
    Ordinal: hogeigarren
    Fractional: hogeiren

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *(h)ogei, further origin unknown, but possibly connected to Iberian oŕkei (“twenty”).[1] A connection with Celtic languages has been proposed (compare Welsh ugain), but it is unlikely since the Proto-Celtic form is *wikantī.[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /oɡei̯/, [o̞.ɣ̞e̞i̯]
  • IPA(key): (Northern) /hoɡei̯/, [ɦo̞.ɣ̞e̞i̯]
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Numeral

hogei

  1. twenty

Declension
Declension of hogei (numeral, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive hogei hogeia hogeiak
ergative hogeik hogeiak hogeiek
dative hogeiri hogeiari hogeiei
genitive hogeiren hogeiaren hogeien
comitative hogeirekin hogeiarekin hogeiekin
causative hogeirengatik hogeiarengatik hogeiengatik
benefactive hogeirentzat hogeiarentzat hogeientzat
instrumental hogeiz hogeiaz hogeiez
inessive anim. hogeirengan hogeiarengan hogeiengan
inanim. hogeitan hogeian hogeietan
locative anim. — — —
inanim. hogeitako hogeiko hogeietako
allative anim. hogeirengana hogeiarengana hogeiengana
inanim. hogeitara hogeira hogeietara
terminative anim. hogeirenganaino hogeiarenganaino hogeienganaino
inanim. hogeitaraino hogeiraino hogeietaraino
directive anim. hogeirenganantz hogeiarenganantz hogeienganantz
inanim. hogeitarantz hogeirantz hogeietarantz
destinative anim. hogeirenganako hogeiarenganako hogeienganako
inanim. hogeitarako hogeirako hogeietarako
ablative anim. hogeirengandik hogeiarengandik hogeiengandik
inanim. hogeitatik hogeitik hogeietatik
partitive hogeirik — —
prolative hogeitzat — —

Derived terms
  • berrogei (“forty”)
  • hirurogei (“sixty”)
  • hogei ezkutuko
  • hogei otxineko
  • hogei soseko
  • hogeigarren (“twentieth”)
  • hogeiko
  • hogeina (“twenty each”)
  • hogeinaka (“in groups of twenty”)
  • hogeinako (“vigesimal”)
  • hogeiren (“twentieth”)
  • hogeitaka (“slightly more than twenty”)
  • laurogei (“eighty”)
  • ogerleko (“coin worth twenty reals”)

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

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