baseliza

Basque

Baseliza

Etymology

From basa- (combining form of baso (“forest, wilderness”)) +‎ eliza (“church”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /bas̺elis̻a/ [ba.s̺e.li.s̻a]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /bas̺elis̻a/ [ba.s̺e.li.s̻a]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /bas̺elis̺a/ [ba.s̺e.li.s̺a]

 

• Rhymes: -is̻a

• (most dialects) Rhymes: -is̻a
• (Biscayan) Rhymes: -is̺a

• Hyphenation: ba‧se‧li‧za

Noun

baseliza inan

1. An isolated chapel, shrine or other sanctuary, often in the care of a hermit or anchorite.

   Synonym: ermita

Declension

Declension of baseliza (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	baseliza	baseliza	baselizak
ergative	baselizak	baselizak	baselizek
dative	baselizari	baselizari	baselizei
genitive	baselizaren	baselizaren	baselizen
comitative	baselizarekin	baselizarekin	baselizekin
causative	baselizarengatik	baselizarengatik	baselizengatik
benefactive	baselizarentzat	baselizarentzat	baselizentzat
instrumental	baselizaz	baselizaz	baselizez
inessive	baselizatan	baselizan	baselizetan
locative	baselizatako	baselizako	baselizetako
allative	baselizatara	baselizara	baselizetara
terminative	baselizataraino	baselizaraino	baselizetaraino
directive	baselizatarantz	baselizarantz	baselizetarantz
destinative	baselizatarako	baselizarako	baselizetarako
ablative	baselizatatik	baselizatik	baselizetatik
partitive	baselizarik	—	—
prolative	baselizatzat	—	—

Further reading

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