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bat.

a, an, some

3 characters1 syllables approx.Euskara language

Meaning & usage

det/bat/[bat̪]

  1. a, an, some

    musu bat

  2. some, about, around

    Bidaiak hamar bat ordu iraungo du.

  3. the same

Where this word comes from

From a reduced form of Proto-Basque *bade (“one, some”), present also in bederatzi (“nine”) and bedera (“same; everyone”). Compared by Eduardo Orduña and Joan Ferrer to Iberian ban (“one”).

pron/bat/[bat̪]

  1. some, something, someone

    indefinite
Where this word comes from

From a reduced form of Proto-Basque *bade (“one, some”), present also in bederatzi (“nine”) and bedera (“same; everyone”). Compared by Eduardo Orduña and Joan Ferrer to Iberian ban (“one”).

num/bat/[bat̪]

  1. one

    Sagar bat eta lau laranja.
Where this word comes from

From a reduced form of Proto-Basque *bade (“one, some”), present also in bederatzi (“nine”) and bedera (“same; everyone”). Compared by Eduardo Orduña and Joan Ferrer to Iberian ban (“one”).

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