"asto" meaning in Basque

See asto in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /as̺to/, [as̺.t̪o]
Rhymes: -as̺to, -o Etymology: Uncertain. At least two proposals exist: # Borrowed from Spanish asno or Latin asinus, phonetically improbable. # From hartz (“bear”) + -to (diminutive suffix), phonetically impeccable, but semantically strange. If the second is correct, then may be related to Aquitanian *asto, found in Asto Ilunno. Etymology templates: {{unc|eu}} Uncertain, {{bor+|eu|es|asno}} Borrowed from Spanish asno, {{bor|eu|la|asinus}} Latin asinus, {{suffix|eu|hartz|to|pos2=diminutive suffix|t1=bear}} hartz (“bear”) + -to (diminutive suffix), {{cog|xaq|*asto}} Aquitanian *asto Head templates: {{eu-noun|an}} asto anim Inflection templates: {{eu-decl-anim}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], asto [absolutive, indefinite], astoa [absolutive, indefinite, singular], astoak [absolutive, indefinite, plural], astok [ergative, indefinite], astoak [ergative, indefinite, singular], astoek [ergative, indefinite, plural], astori [dative, indefinite], astoari [dative, indefinite, singular], astoei [dative, indefinite, plural], astoren [genitive, indefinite], astoaren [genitive, indefinite, singular], astoen [genitive, indefinite, plural], astorekin [comitative, indefinite], astoarekin [comitative, indefinite, singular], astoekin [comitative, indefinite, plural], astorengatik [causative, indefinite], astoarengatik [causative, indefinite, singular], astoengatik [causative, indefinite, plural], astorentzat [benefactive, indefinite], astoarentzat [benefactive, indefinite, singular], astoentzat [benefactive, indefinite, plural], astoz [indefinite, instrumental], astoaz [indefinite, instrumental, singular], astoez [indefinite, instrumental, plural], astorengan [indefinite, inessive], astoarengan [indefinite, inessive, singular], astoengan [indefinite, inessive, plural], - [indefinite, locative], - [indefinite, locative, singular], - [indefinite, locative, plural], astorengana [allative, indefinite], astoarengana [allative, indefinite, singular], astoengana [allative, indefinite, plural], astorenganaino [indefinite, terminative], astoarenganaino [indefinite, singular, terminative], astoenganaino [indefinite, plural, terminative], astorenganantz [directive, indefinite], astoarenganantz [directive, indefinite, singular], astoenganantz [directive, indefinite, plural], astorenganako [destinative, indefinite], astoarenganako [destinative, indefinite, singular], astoenganako [destinative, indefinite, plural], astorengandik [ablative, indefinite], astoarengandik [ablative, indefinite, singular], astoengandik [ablative, indefinite, plural], astorik [indefinite, partitive], - [indefinite, partitive, singular], - [indefinite, partitive, plural], astotzat [indefinite, prolative], - [indefinite, prolative, singular], - [indefinite, plural, prolative], arsto [alternative]
  1. donkey Wikipedia link: Euskaltzaindia Tags: animate
    Sense id: en-asto-eu-noun-0i8RWr1r Categories (other): Basque entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Equids, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 39 25 22 2 7 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 24 21 1 11 1 2 2
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      "form": "astorengatik",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "astoarengatik",
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      "form": "astoengatik",
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    {
      "form": "astorentzat",
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    {
      "form": "astoz",
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      "form": "astorengan",
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      "form": "astoarengan",
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      "form": "astoengan",
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      "form": "astorentzat",
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      "form": "astoz",
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      "form": "astoengan",
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      "form": "-",
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      "form": "astorengana",
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      "form": "astoarengana",
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    {
      "form": "astoengana",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
      "form": "astorenganaino",
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    },
    {
      "form": "astoenganaino",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "astorenganantz",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "directive",
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "astoarenganantz",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "directive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "astoenganantz",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "directive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "astorenganako",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "destinative",
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "astoarenganako",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "destinative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "astoenganako",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "destinative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "astorengandik",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "astoarengandik",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "astoengandik",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "astorik",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "partitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "partitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "astotzat",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "prolative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "prolative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "prolative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arsto",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "an"
      },
      "expansion": "asto anim",
      "name": "eu-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "as‧to"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "as‧to"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "eu-decl-anim"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Basque",
  "lang_code": "eu",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Basque 2-syllable words",
        "Basque animate nouns",
        "Basque entries with incorrect language header",
        "Basque lemmas",
        "Basque nouns",
        "Basque terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Basque terms with audio pronunciation",
        "Basque terms with redundant head parameter",
        "Basque terms with unknown etymologies",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Basque/as̺to",
        "Rhymes:Basque/as̺to/2 syllables",
        "Rhymes:Basque/o",
        "Rhymes:Basque/o/2 syllables",
        "eu:Equids"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "donkey"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "donkey",
          "donkey"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "animate"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Euskaltzaindia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/as̺to/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[as̺.t̪o]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-as̺to"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-o"
    }
  ],
  "word": "asto"
}

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