zubi

Basque

Onnenkoskiko harrizko zubia, Finlandia (a stone bridge in Onnenkoski, Finland).

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *zubi, probably a compound of *zuR (“wood”) and *bide (“way, path”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /s̻ubi/ [s̻u.β̞i]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /s̻ubi/ [s̻u.β̞i]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /s̺ubi/ [s̺u.β̞i]

• Rhymes: -ubi
• Hyphenation: zu‧bi

Noun

zubi inan

1. bridge
2. long weekend; a day which falls between two work-free days (holidays or weekend days)
3. (music) tailpiece

Declension

Declension of zubi (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	zubi	zubia	zubiak
ergative	zubik	zubiak	zubiek
dative	zubiri	zubiari	zubiei
genitive	zubiren	zubiaren	zubien
comitative	zubirekin	zubiarekin	zubiekin
causative	zubirengatik	zubiarengatik	zubiengatik
benefactive	zubirentzat	zubiarentzat	zubientzat
instrumental	zubiz	zubiaz	zubiez
inessive	zubitan	zubian	zubietan
locative	zubitako	zubiko	zubietako
allative	zubitara	zubira	zubietara
terminative	zubitaraino	zubiraino	zubietaraino
directive	zubitarantz	zubirantz	zubietarantz
destinative	zubitarako	zubirako	zubietarako
ablative	zubitatik	zubitik	zubietatik
partitive	zubirik	—	—
prolative	zubitzat	—	—

Derived terms

• zubi-begi (“span, arch of a bridge”)
• zubi-bular
• zubibide (“viaduct”)
• Zubieta
• zubigile
• zubigintza
• zubipe
• zubizain (“bridgekeeper”)

 

Further reading

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

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

zubi (Cyrillic spelling зуби)

1. nominative/vocative plural of zub