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behe

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Basque

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Basque *be(h)e, possibly compare Iberian bei.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /behe/ [be.he]
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /be/ [be]
  • Rhymes: -ehe, -e
  • Rhymes: -e
  • Hyphenation: be‧he

Adjective

behe (comparative beheago, superlative beheen, excessive beheegi)

  1. inferior
  2. humble
    Synonym: apal

Declension

More information indefinite, singular ...

Derived terms

  • Behe Paleolitiko (Lower Paleolithic)
  • behe-denboraldi (low season)
  • behe-erliebe
  • behe-hodei
  • behe-laino
  • behe-maila
  • behe-mailako
  • behe-nafarrera (Low Navarrese)
  • behe-presio
  • behe-tentsio

Noun

behe inan

  1. low

Usage notes

This word is rarely found as an independent noun. It is more often used in compounds or in inflected forms like beheko (lower), which are used as adjectives or adverbs.

Declension

More information indefinite, singular ...

Derived terms

  • behea jo
  • behealde (lower part)
  • behearen gain
  • behegain
  • beheiti
  • beheiti egin
  • beheiti joan
  • beheitian
  • beheitiko
  • beheitimendu
  • beheititu
  • beheititze
  • beheko alde
  • beheko marra
  • beheko su
  • behera (downwards)
  • behera egin
  • beheragarri
  • beheraka
  • beherakada
  • beherako
  • beherakoan
  • beherakor
  • beheraldi
  • beheramendu
  • beheranzko
  • beherapen
  • beherarazi
  • beheraspen
  • beheratasun
  • beheratu (to lower)
  • beheratzaile
  • beheratzapen
  • beheratze (lowering)
  • behere
  • behereneko
  • beherengo
  • behetar
  • behetik gora
  • behetu

Further reading

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

Adverb

behe

  1. obsolete form of pehe

Yakan

Noun

behe

  1. mouth

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