argi
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Etymology
Unknown. Some have linked this word to the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂erǵ-. However no suitable source for this word is attested in any IE language known to have been in contact with Basque.
Pronunciation
Noun
argi inan
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | argi | argia | argiak |
| ergative | argik | argiak | argiek |
| dative | argiri | argiari | argiei |
| genitive | argiren | argiaren | argien |
| comitative | argirekin | argiarekin | argiekin |
| causative | argirengatik | argiarengatik | argiengatik |
| benefactive | argirentzat | argiarentzat | argientzat |
| instrumental | argiz | argiaz | argiez |
| inessive | argitan | argian | argietan |
| locative | argitako | argiko | argietako |
| allative | argitara | argira | argietara |
| terminative | argitaraino | argiraino | argietaraino |
| directive | argitarantz | argirantz | argietarantz |
| destinative | argitarako | argirako | argietarako |
| ablative | argitatik | argitik | argietatik |
| partitive | argirik | — | — |
| prolative | argitzat | — | — |
Declension of argi (inanimate, ending in vowel)
Derived terms
- argitsu
- argi kutsadura (“light pollution”)
Further reading
- “argi”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “argi”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Noun
argi
References
- Bhat, D. N. S. 1971. The Belari language. In The Koraga language, 119-123. Poona: Deccan College, page 120.
Pronunciation
Verb
argi
Verb
argi
Noun
ārgī
References
- “argi”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
Etymology
Noun
argī f
Declension
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | argī | — |
| accusative | argī | — |
| genitive | argī | — |
| dative | argī | — |
Declension of argī (īn-stem)
Descendants
- Middle High German: erge
- Alemannic German: Ärgi
Alternative forms
- ragi (with metathesis)
Adjective
argi
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