abegi

Basque

Etymology

Usually said to contain begi (“eye”), but the first element is obscure.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abeɡi/ [a.β̞e.ɣ̞i]
• Rhymes: -eɡi, -i
• Hyphenation: a‧be‧gi

Noun

abegi inan

1. reception, welcoming
2. face

Declension

Declension of abegi (inan V-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	abegi	abegia	abegiak	abegiok
ergative	abegik	abegiak	abegiek	abegiok
dative	abegiri	abegiari	abegiei	abegioi
genitive	abegiren	abegiaren	abegien	abegion
comitative	abegirekin	abegiarekin	abegiekin	abegiokin
causative	abegirengatik	abegiarengatik	abegiengatik	abegiongatik
benefactive	abegirentzat	abegiarentzat	abegientzat	abegiontzat
instrumental	abegiz	abegiaz	abegiez	abegiotaz
innesive	abegitan	abegian	abegietan	abegiotan
locative	abegitako	abegiko	abegietako	abegiotako
allative	abegitara	abegira	abegietara	abegiotara
terminative	abegitaraino	abegiraino	abegietaraino	abegiotaraino
directive	abegitarantz	abegirantz	abegietarantz	abegiotarantz
destinative	abegitarako	abegirako	abegietarako	abegiotarako
ablative	abegitatik	abegitik	abegietatik	abegiotatik
partitive	abegirik	—	—	—
prolative	abegitzat	—	—	—

Derived terms

• abegikor (“hospitable”)
• abegitsu (“hospitable”)

Further reading

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

Latin

Verb

abēgī

1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of abigō