aulki

Basque

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps derived from Proto-Basque *aur- (“front”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • IPA(key): /au̯lki/, [au̯l.ki]

Noun

aulki inan

  1. chair
  2. workbench
  3. (politics) seat
  4. (Christianity) see
  5. (sports) bench
  6. (law) dock (part of a courtroom where the accused sits)

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms
  • aulki elektriko (“electric chair”)
  • Aulki Gorena (“Holy See”)
  • Aulki Santua (“Holy See”)
  • aulki tolesgarri (“folding chair”)
  • aulki turkiar (“sella turcica”)
  • aulkigile (“chair maker”)
  • aulkigintza (“chair manufacture”)
  • aulkiko epaile (“chair umpire”)
  • aulkiteria (“stall of a church”)
  • teleaulki (“chairlift”)

References
  1. “aulki” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Further reading
  • "aulki" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “aulki” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
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