gertu

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin certum (“certain”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡertu/ [ɡer.t̪u]
  • Rhymes: -ertu
  • Hyphenation: ger‧tu

Adjective

gertu (comparative gertuago, superlative gertuen, excessive gertuegi)

  1. close, near

Declension
Declension of gertu (adjective, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive gertu gertua gertuak
ergative gertuk gertuak gertuek
dative gerturi gertuari gertuei
genitive gerturen gertuaren gertuen
comitative gerturekin gertuarekin gertuekin
causative gerturengatik gertuarengatik gertuengatik
benefactive gerturentzat gertuarentzat gertuentzat
instrumental gertuz gertuaz gertuez
inessive anim. gerturengan gertuarengan gertuengan
inanim. gertutan gertuan gertuetan
locative anim. — — —
inanim. gertutako gertuko gertuetako
allative anim. gerturengana gertuarengana gertuengana
inanim. gertutara gertura gertuetara
terminative anim. gerturenganaino gertuarenganaino gertuenganaino
inanim. gertutaraino gerturaino gertuetaraino
directive anim. gerturenganantz gertuarenganantz gertuenganantz
inanim. gertutarantz gerturantz gertuetarantz
destinative anim. gerturenganako gertuarenganako gertuenganako
inanim. gertutarako gerturako gertuetarako
ablative anim. gerturengandik gertuarengandik gertuengandik
inanim. gertutatik gertutik gertuetatik
partitive gerturik — —
prolative gertutzat — —

Adverb

gertu (comparative gertuago, superlative gertuen, excessive gertuegi)

  1. ready, prepared
    Synonyms: prest, gerturik
  2. close, nearby
    Synonym: hurbil

Further reading
  • "gertu" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “gertu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
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