urrats

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /urat͡s̺/ [u.rat͡s̺]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /urat͡s̺/ [u.rat͡s̺]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /urat͡s̻/ [u.rat͡s̻]

 

• Rhymes: -urats̺

• (most dialects) Rhymes: -urats̺
• (Biscayan) Rhymes: -urats̻

• Hyphenation: u‧rrats

Noun

urrats inan

1. step, pace

   Synonyms: pauso, oinkada

Declension

Declension of urrats (inanimate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	urrats	urratsa	urratsak
ergative	urratsek	urratsak	urratsek
dative	urratsi	urratsari	urratsei
genitive	urratsen	urratsaren	urratsen
comitative	urratsekin	urratsarekin	urratsekin
causative	urratsengatik	urratsarengatik	urratsengatik
benefactive	urratsentzat	urratsarentzat	urratsentzat
instrumental	urratsez	urratsaz	urratsez
inessive	urratsetan	urratsean	urratsetan
locative	urratsetako	urratseko	urratsetako
allative	urratsetara	urratsera	urratsetara
terminative	urratsetaraino	urratseraino	urratsetaraino
directive	urratsetarantz	urratserantz	urratsetarantz
destinative	urratsetarako	urratserako	urratsetarako
ablative	urratsetatik	urratsetik	urratsetatik
partitive	urratsik	—	—
prolative	urrastzat	—	—

Derived terms

• urraska (“step by step”)
• urraspide
• urrats egin (“to walk”)
• urratsean (“at walking speed”)
• urratsez urrats (“step by step”)

 

Further reading

• “urrats”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “urrats”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005