hamaika
Basque
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| Cardinal: hamaika Ordinal: hamaikagarren Fractional: hamaikaren | ||
Etymology
[edit]A derivative of hamar (“ten”) with an unknown second element.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /hamai̯ka/ [ha.mai̯.ka]
- IPA(key): (Southern) /amai̯ka/ [a.mai̯.ka]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ai̯ka
- Hyphenation: ha‧mai‧ka
Numeral
[edit]hamaika
- eleven
- many, a lot
- Synonyms: makina bat, hamaikatxo, asko
Usage notes
[edit]- In the second sense the modified noun must be in the indefinite form.
Declension
[edit]Declension of hamaika (numeral, ending in -a)
Derived terms
[edit]- hamaikagarren (“eleventh”)
- hamaikako (“eleven, lineup”)
- hamaikana (“eleven each”)
- hamaikanaka (“in groups of eleven”)
- hamaikara (“eleven each”)
- hamaikatxo (“many”)
Further reading
[edit]- “hamaika”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “hamaika”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005