erdi

== Basque == === Etymology === Unknown. Often compared with Iberian erder (“half”) or Iberian erdi. For the meaning “to give birth”, compare the semantic field of Latin pars (“part”) and the correspondent verb parere (“to give birth”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /erdi/ [er.ð̞i] Rhymes: -erdi, -i Hyphenation: er‧di === Adverb === erdi (not comparable) half somewhat === Noun === erdi inan or anim (animate or inanimate) half (inanimate) middle, center (inanimate, nautical) a boat's centerline ==== Declension ==== === Verb === erdi da (imperfect participle erditzen, future participle erdiko, short form erdi, verbal noun erditze) to give birth Synonym: erditu === References === === Further reading === “erdi”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] “erdi”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005 == Iberian == === Alternative forms === erti erder === Etymology === Certainly connected to Basque erdi, see above. === Noun === erdi half === References === Villamor, Fernando (2020) A basic dictionary and grammar of the Iberian language == Turkish == === Verb === erdi third-person singular indicative simple past of ermek