oinarri

Basque

Etymology

From oin (“foot”) +‎ harri (“stone”).

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /oi̯nari/ [oi̯.na.ri]
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /oɲari/ [o.ɲa.ri]
  • Rhymes: -ari
  • Hyphenation: oi‧na‧rri

Noun

oinarri inan

  1. foundation, base
  2. (figurative) principle
  3. (economics) capital
  4. (linear algebra) basis

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

References
  • “oinarri” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • "oinarri" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • Trask, Robert L. (1997) The History of Basque, Routledge, →ISBN, page 250
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