zera
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Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɾa
- Hyphenation: ze‧ra
Etymology 1
Probably from zer (“what”) + -a, literally “the what”.
Noun
zera inan
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | zera | zera | zerak |
| ergative | zerak | zerak | zerek |
| dative | zerari | zerari | zerei |
| genitive | zeraren | zeraren | zeren |
| comitative | zerarekin | zerarekin | zerekin |
| causative | zerarengatik | zerarengatik | zerengatik |
| benefactive | zerarentzat | zerarentzat | zerentzat |
| instrumental | zeraz | zeraz | zerez |
| inessive | zeratan | zeran | zeretan |
| locative | zeratako | zerako | zeretako |
| allative | zeratara | zerara | zeretara |
| terminative | zerataraino | zeraraino | zeretaraino |
| directive | zeratarantz | zerarantz | zeretarantz |
| destinative | zeratarako | zerarako | zeretarako |
| ablative | zeratatik | zeratik | zeretatik |
| partitive | zerarik | — | — |
| prolative | zeratzat | — | — |
Declension of zera (inanimate, ending in -a)
Derived terms
- baita zera ere (“c'mon!”)
- zeratu
Etymology 2
Noun
zera
Further reading
- “zera”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “zera”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
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