arrunt

Basque

Etymology

Perhaps from Occitan arront (“round”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /arunt/ [a.rũn̪t̪]
• Rhymes: -arunt
• Hyphenation: a‧rrunt

Adjective

arrunt (comparative arruntago, superlative arrunten, excessive arruntegi)

1. common, widespread, commonplace
2. ordinary, everyday
3. simple, straightforward
4. vulgar, coarse

Declension

Declension of arrunt (adjective, ending in consonant)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		arrunt	arrunta	arruntak
ergative		arruntek	arruntak	arruntek
dative		arrunti	arruntari	arruntei
genitive		arrunten	arruntaren	arrunten
comitative		arruntekin	arruntarekin	arruntekin
causative		arruntengatik	arruntarengatik	arruntengatik
benefactive		arruntentzat	arruntarentzat	arruntentzat
instrumental		arruntez	arruntaz	arruntez
inessive	anim.	arruntengan	arruntarengan	arruntengan
	inanim.	arruntetan	arruntean	arruntetan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
	inanim.	arruntetako	arrunteko	arruntetako
allative	anim.	arruntengana	arruntarengana	arruntengana
	inanim.	arruntetara	arruntera	arruntetara
terminative	anim.	arruntenganaino	arruntarenganaino	arruntenganaino
	inanim.	arruntetaraino	arrunteraino	arruntetaraino
directive	anim.	arruntenganantz	arruntarenganantz	arruntenganantz
	inanim.	arruntetarantz	arrunterantz	arruntetarantz
destinative	anim.	arruntenganako	arruntarenganako	arruntenganako
	inanim.	arruntetarako	arrunterako	arruntetarako
ablative	anim.	arruntengandik	arruntarengandik	arruntengandik
	inanim.	arruntetatik	arruntetik	arruntetatik
partitive		arruntik	—	—
prolative		arrunt-tzat	—	—

Derived terms

• arruntasun (“commonness”)
• arruntean (“commonly”)
• arrunter (“common”)
• arruntu (“to make common”)
• astigar arrunt (“field maple”)
• iratze arrunt (“bracken”)
• izen arrunt (“common noun”)
• katagorri arrunt (“red squirrel”)

 

Further reading

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