"-z" meaning in Basque

See -z in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], -∅ [absolutive, indefinite], -ez [alternative]
Etymology: Unknown. Etymology templates: {{unk|eu}} Unknown Head templates: {{head|eu|suffix|cat2=inflectional suffixes}} -z
  1. Instrumental indefinite suffix. Tags: morpheme
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eu"
      },
      "expansion": "Unknown",
      "name": "unk"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Unknown.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inflection-table-top",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-∅",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "absolutive",
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ez",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eu",
        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "inflectional suffixes"
      },
      "expansion": "-z",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Basque",
  "lang_code": "eu",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Basque entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 6 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "autobus (“bus”) + -z → autobusez (“by bus”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Instrumental indefinite suffix."
      ],
      "id": "en--z-eu-suffix-AyB5q6tT",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-z"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eu"
      },
      "expansion": "Unknown",
      "name": "unk"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Unknown.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inflection-table-top",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-∅",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "absolutive",
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ez",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eu",
        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "inflectional suffixes"
      },
      "expansion": "-z",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Basque",
  "lang_code": "eu",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Basque entries with incorrect language header",
        "Basque inflectional suffixes",
        "Basque lemmas",
        "Basque suffixes",
        "Basque terms with unknown etymologies",
        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages with 6 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "autobus (“bus”) + -z → autobusez (“by bus”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Instrumental indefinite suffix."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-z"
}

Download raw JSONL data for -z meaning in Basque (1.0kB)

{
  "called_from": "parser/328",
  "msg": "TABLE not properly closed",
  "path": [
    "-z"
  ],
  "section": "Basque",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-z",
  "trace": "started on line 3, detected on line 16"
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/304",
  "msg": "HTML tag <div> not properly closed",
  "path": [
    "-z"
  ],
  "section": "Basque",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-z",
  "trace": "started on line 2, detected on line 16"
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </div>",
  "path": [
    "-z"
  ],
  "section": "Basque",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-z",
  "trace": ""
}

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