"alfer" meaning in Basque

See alfer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: Déclinaison, alferra [singular], alferrak [plural], alferrek [indefinite], alferrak [singular], alferrek [plural], alferri [indefinite, dative], alferrari [singular, dative], alferrei [plural, dative], alferren [indefinite, genitive], alferraren [singular, genitive], alferren [plural, genitive], alferrekin [indefinite, comitative], alferrarekin [singular, comitative], alferrekin [plural, comitative], alferrentzat [indefinite], alferrarentzat [singular], alferrentzat [plural], alferrengatik [indefinite, causative], alferrarengatik [singular, causative], alferrengatik [plural, causative], alferrez [indefinite, instrumental], alferraz [singular, instrumental], alferrez [plural, instrumental], alferretan [indefinite, inessive], alferran [singular, inessive], alferretan [plural, inessive], alferretako [indefinite, locative], alferreko [singular, locative], alferretako [plural, locative], alferretara [indefinite, allative], alferrera [singular, allative], alferretara [plural, allative], alferretaraino [indefinite], alferreraino [singular], alferretaraino [plural], alferretarantz [indefinite], alferrerantz [singular], alferretarantz [plural], alferretarako [indefinite], alferrerako [singular], alferretarako [plural], alferretatik [indefinite, ablative], alferretik [singular, ablative], alferretatik [plural, ablative], alferrik [indefinite, partitive], alfertzat [indefinite]
  1. Vain, vague.
    Sense id: fr-alfer-eu-adj-WVY4FzAR
  2. Vain, vide, stérile.
    Sense id: fr-alfer-eu-adj-gPnIY7JM
  3. Paresseux, fainéant.
    Sense id: fr-alfer-eu-adj-JOiL1smw Categories (other): Exemples en basque
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: alferki, alferkeria, alfertasun, alfertu
Categories (other): Adjectifs en basque, Basque
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      "kind": "other",
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      "parents": [],
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    },
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      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "translation": "en vain, inutilement",
      "word": "alferki"
    },
    {
      "translation": "paresse",
      "word": "alferkeria"
    },
    {
      "word": "alfertasun"
    },
    {
      "translation": "invalider, rendre inutile",
      "word": "alfertu"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Déclinaison"
    },
    {
      "form": "alferra",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Absolutif"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferrak",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Absolutif"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferrek",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Ergatif"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferrak",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Ergatif"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferrek",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Ergatif"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferri",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "dative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferrari",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "dative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferrei",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "dative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferren",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferraren",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferren",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferrekin",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "comitative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferrarekin",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "comitative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferrekin",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "comitative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferrentzat",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Bénéfactif"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferrarentzat",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Bénéfactif"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferrentzat",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Bénéfactif"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferrengatik",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferrarengatik",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferrengatik",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferrez",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferraz",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferrez",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferretan",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "inessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferran",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "inessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferretan",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "inessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferretako",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferreko",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferretako",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferretara",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "allative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferrera",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "allative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferretara",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "allative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferretaraino",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Terminatif"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferreraino",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Terminatif"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferretaraino",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Terminatif"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferretarantz",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Directif"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferrerantz",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Directif"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferretarantz",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Directif"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferretarako",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Destinatif"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferrerako",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Destinatif"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferretarako",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Destinatif"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferretatik",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "ablative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferretik",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "ablative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferretatik",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "ablative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferrik",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alfertzat",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Prolatif"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Basque",
  "lang_code": "eu",
  "pos": "adj",
  "pos_title": "Adjectif",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              5,
              10
            ]
          ],
          "text": "Hitz alfer guztiak, tant de vaines paroles."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Vain, vague."
      ],
      "id": "fr-alfer-eu-adj-WVY4FzAR"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              11
            ]
          ],
          "text": "Lur alferra, terre stérile, vaine pâture."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Vain, vide, stérile."
      ],
      "id": "fr-alfer-eu-adj-gPnIY7JM"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Exemples en basque",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              8,
              17
            ]
          ],
          "text": "Langile alferrari ez zaio aitzinetik eman behar lansaria.",
          "translation": "Il ne faut pas donner sa rétribution par avance au travailleur paresseux."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Paresseux, fainéant."
      ],
      "id": "fr-alfer-eu-adj-JOiL1smw"
    }
  ],
  "word": "alfer"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Adjectifs en basque",
    "basque"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "translation": "en vain, inutilement",
      "word": "alferki"
    },
    {
      "translation": "paresse",
      "word": "alferkeria"
    },
    {
      "word": "alfertasun"
    },
    {
      "translation": "invalider, rendre inutile",
      "word": "alfertu"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Déclinaison"
    },
    {
      "form": "alferra",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Absolutif"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferrak",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Absolutif"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferrek",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Ergatif"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferrak",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Ergatif"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferrek",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Ergatif"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferri",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "dative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferrari",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "dative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferrei",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "dative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferren",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferraren",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferren",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferrekin",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "comitative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferrarekin",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "comitative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferrekin",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "comitative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferrentzat",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Bénéfactif"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferrarentzat",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Bénéfactif"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferrentzat",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Bénéfactif"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferrengatik",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferrarengatik",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferrengatik",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferrez",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferraz",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferrez",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferretan",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "inessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferran",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "inessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferretan",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "inessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferretako",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferreko",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferretako",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferretara",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "allative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferrera",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "allative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferretara",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "allative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferretaraino",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Terminatif"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferreraino",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Terminatif"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferretaraino",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Terminatif"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferretarantz",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Directif"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferrerantz",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Directif"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferretarantz",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Directif"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferretarako",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Destinatif"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferrerako",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Destinatif"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferretarako",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Destinatif"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferretatik",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "ablative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferretik",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "ablative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferretatik",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "ablative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferrik",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alfertzat",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Prolatif"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Basque",
  "lang_code": "eu",
  "pos": "adj",
  "pos_title": "Adjectif",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              5,
              10
            ]
          ],
          "text": "Hitz alfer guztiak, tant de vaines paroles."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Vain, vague."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              11
            ]
          ],
          "text": "Lur alferra, terre stérile, vaine pâture."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Vain, vide, stérile."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Exemples en basque"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              8,
              17
            ]
          ],
          "text": "Langile alferrari ez zaio aitzinetik eman behar lansaria.",
          "translation": "Il ne faut pas donner sa rétribution par avance au travailleur paresseux."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Paresseux, fainéant."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "alfer"
}

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