aberats

Basque

Etymology

A compound of abere (“cattle”) plus some unknown element. This may be a suffix -ts denoting abundance, which is also allegedly present in other formations, such as adats (“hair, foliage”), from adar (“horn”). However, a Latin (or Spanish) influence is more probable: compare Galician haberoso (“rich, wealthy”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /abeɾat͡s̺/ [a.β̞e.ɾat͡s̺]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /abeɾat͡s̺/ [a.β̞e.ɾat͡s̺]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /abeɾat͡s̻/ [a.β̞e.ɾat͡s̻]

 

• Rhymes: -eɾats̺

• (most dialects) Rhymes: -eɾats̺
• (Biscayan) Rhymes: -eɾats̻

• Hyphenation: a‧be‧rats

Adjective

aberats (comparative aberatsago, superlative aberatsen, excessive aberatsegi)

1. rich, wealthy

   Antonym: behartsu

2. abundant
3. costly, expensive

Declension

Declension of aberats (adjective, ending in consonant)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		aberats	aberatsa	aberatsak
ergative		aberatsek	aberatsak	aberatsek
dative		aberatsi	aberatsari	aberatsei
genitive		aberatsen	aberatsaren	aberatsen
comitative		aberatsekin	aberatsarekin	aberatsekin
causative		aberatsengatik	aberatsarengatik	aberatsengatik
benefactive		aberatsentzat	aberatsarentzat	aberatsentzat
instrumental		aberatsez	aberatsaz	aberatsez
inessive	anim.	aberatsengan	aberatsarengan	aberatsengan
	inanim.	aberatsetan	aberatsean	aberatsetan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
	inanim.	aberatsetako	aberatseko	aberatsetako
allative	anim.	aberatsengana	aberatsarengana	aberatsengana
	inanim.	aberatsetara	aberatsera	aberatsetara
terminative	anim.	aberatsenganaino	aberatsarenganaino	aberatsenganaino
	inanim.	aberatsetaraino	aberatseraino	aberatsetaraino
directive	anim.	aberatsenganantz	aberatsarenganantz	aberatsenganantz
	inanim.	aberatsetarantz	aberatserantz	aberatsetarantz
destinative	anim.	aberatsenganako	aberatsarenganako	aberatsenganako
	inanim.	aberatsetarako	aberatserako	aberatsetarako
ablative	anim.	aberatsengandik	aberatsarengandik	aberatsengandik
	inanim.	aberatsetatik	aberatsetik	aberatsetatik
partitive		aberatsik	—	—
prolative		aberastzat	—	—

Derived terms

• aberasbide (“way of becoming wealthier”)
• aberasgarri (“enriching”)
• aberaskeria (“ostentatious display of wealth”)
• aberasketa (“enrichment”)
• aberaski (“wealth, richly”)
• aberaskume (“posh”)
• aberastasun (“wealth”)
• aberaste (“enrichment, process of making enriched uranium”)
• aberastu (“to enrich”)
• aberats egon (“to be rich”)
• aberatsi (“to enrich”)

 

Noun

aberats anim

1. rich, wealthy person

Declension

Declension of aberats (animate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	aberats	aberatsa	aberatsak
ergative	aberatsek	aberatsak	aberatsek
dative	aberatsi	aberatsari	aberatsei
genitive	aberatsen	aberatsaren	aberatsen
comitative	aberatsekin	aberatsarekin	aberatsekin
causative	aberatsengatik	aberatsarengatik	aberatsengatik
benefactive	aberatsentzat	aberatsarentzat	aberatsentzat
instrumental	aberatsez	aberatsaz	aberatsez
inessive	aberatsengan	aberatsarengan	aberatsengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	aberatsengana	aberatsarengana	aberatsengana
terminative	aberatsenganaino	aberatsarenganaino	aberatsenganaino
directive	aberatsenganantz	aberatsarenganantz	aberatsenganantz
destinative	aberatsenganako	aberatsarenganako	aberatsenganako
ablative	aberatsengandik	aberatsarengandik	aberatsengandik
partitive	aberatsik	—	—
prolative	aberastzat	—	—

Further reading

• “aberats”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “aberats” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk