guraize

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡuɾai̯s̻e/ [ɡu.ɾai̯.s̻e]

• IPA^(key): /ɡuɾai̯s̻e/ [ɡu.ɾai̯.s̻e] (most dialects)
• IPA^(key): /ɡuɾai̯s̺e/ [ɡu.ɾai̯.s̺e] (Biscayan)

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• Rhymes: -ai̯s̻e, -e

• Rhymes: -ai̯s̻e, -e (most dialects)
• Rhymes: -ai̯s̺e, -e (Biscayan)

• Hyphenation: gu‧rai‧ze

Noun

guraize inan

1. scissors

   Synonyms: aiztur, artazi

Declension

Declension of guraize (inan pl-only V-stem)

	indefinite	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	guraize	guraizeak	guraizeok
ergative	guraizek	guraizeek	guraizeok
dative	guraizeri	guraizeei	guraizeoi
genitive	guraizeren	guraizeen	guraizeon
comitative	guraizerekin	guraizeekin	guraizeokin
causative	guraizerengatik	guraizeengatik	guraizeongatik
benefactive	guraizerentzat	guraizeentzat	guraizeontzat
instrumental	guraizez	guraizeez	guraizeotaz
inessive	guraizetan	guraizeetan	guraizeotan
locative	guraizetako	guraizeetako	guraizeotako
allative	guraizetara	guraizeetara	guraizeotara
terminative	guraizetaraino	guraizeetaraino	guraizeotaraino
directive	guraizetarantz	guraizeetarantz	guraizeotarantz
destinative	guraizetarako	guraizeetarako	guraizeotarako
ablative	guraizetatik	guraizeetatik	guraizeotatik
partitive	guraizerik	—	—
prolative	guraizetzat	—	—

Further reading

• “guraize”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “guraize”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005