azeri

See also: Appendix:Variations of "azeri"

Basque

Azeriak animalia maltzurrak dira. ― Foxes are sly animals.

Alternative forms

• azagari, azegari (Biscayan)
• azari (Biscayan, Gipuzkoan, Upper Navarre)
• hazei (Soule)
• hazeri (Labourdian, Lower Navarrese, Soule)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Basque *azenari (compare the modern Biscayan form azegari), from the Latin praenomen Asenarius. Compare luki and French renard.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /as̻eɾi/ [a.s̻e.ɾi]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /as̻eɾi/ [a.s̻e.ɾi]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /as̺eɾi/ [a.s̺e.ɾi]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eɾi, -i
• Hyphenation: a‧ze‧ri

Noun

azeri anim

2. fox (carnivorous canine member of or resembling the species Vulpes vulpes)

   Synonym: maltzur

Declension

Declension of azeri (anim V-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	azeri	azeria	azeriak	azeriok
ergative	azerik	azeriak	azeriek	azeriok
dative	azeriri	azeriari	azeriei	azerioi
genitive	azeriren	azeriaren	azerien	azerion
comitative	azerirekin	azeriarekin	azeriekin	azeriokin
causative	azerirengatik	azeriarengatik	azeriengatik	azeriongatik
benefactive	azerirentzat	azeriarentzat	azerientzat	azeriontzat
instrumental	azeriz	azeriaz	azeriez	azeriotaz
inessive	azerirengan	azeriarengan	azeriengan	azeriongan
locative	—	—	—	—
allative	azerirengana	azeriarengana	azeriengana	azeriongana
terminative	azerirenganaino	azeriarenganaino	azerienganaino	azerionganaino
directive	azerirenganantz	azeriarenganantz	azerienganantz	azerionganantz
destinative	azerirenganako	azeriarenganako	azerienganako	azerionganako
ablative	azerirengandik	azeriarengandik	azeriengandik	azeriongandik
partitive	azeririk	—	—	—
prolative	azeritzat	—	—	—

Derived terms

• azeri artiko
• azeri hegalari
• azeri zahar
• azeri-bataio
• azeri-belar
• azeri-buztan
• azeri-dantza
• azeri-ezkontza
• azeri-mahats
• azeri-txakur
• azeri-zulo
• azeriaren ezteiak
• azeriki
• azerikume
• azeritegi

Adjective

azeri (comparative azeriago, superlative azerien, excessive azeriegi)

1. astute, sly

   Synonym: luki (Biscayan)

Declension

Declension of azeri (adjective V-stem)

		indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive		azeri	azeria	azeriak	azeriok
ergative		azerik	azeriak	azeriek	azeriok
dative		azeriri	azeriari	azeriei	azerioi
genitive		azeriren	azeriaren	azerien	azerion
comitative		azerirekin	azeriarekin	azeriekin	azeriokin
causative		azerirengatik	azeriarengatik	azeriengatik	azeriongatik
benefactive		azerirentzat	azeriarentzat	azerientzat	azeriontzat
instrumental		azeriz	azeriaz	azeriez	azeriotaz
inessive	anim.	azerirengan	azeriarengan	azeriengan	azeriongan
	inan.	azeritan	azerian	azerietan	azeriotan
locative	anim.	—	—	—	—
	inan.	azeritako	azeriko	azerietako	azeriotako
allative	anim.	azerirengana	azeriarengana	azeriengana	azeriongana
	inan.	azeritara	azerira	azerietara	azeriotara
terminative	anim.	azerirenganaino	azeriarenganaino	azerienganaino	azerionganaino
	inan.	azeritaraino	azeriraino	azerietaraino	azeriotaraino
directive	anim.	azerirenganantz	azeriarenganantz	azerienganantz	azerionganantz
	inan.	azeritarantz	azerirantz	azerietarantz	azeriotarantz
destinative	anim.	azerirenganako	azeriarenganako	azerienganako	azerionganako
	inan.	azeritarako	azerirako	azerietarako	azeriotarako
ablative	anim.	azerirengandik	azeriarengandik	azeriengandik	azeriongandik
	inan.	azeritatik	azeritik	azerietatik	azeriotatik
partitive		azeririk	—	—	—
prolative		azeritzat	—	—	—

Derived terms

• azerikeria

Further reading

• “azeri”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “azeri”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Finnish

Etymology

From Turkish Azeri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑzeri/, [ˈɑ̝ze̞ri]
• Rhymes: -ɑzeri
• Syllabification^(key): a‧ze‧ri
• Hyphenation^(key): aze‧ri

Noun

azeri

1. Azerbaijani (language of Azerbaijan)
2. An Azeri person.

Declension

Inflection of azeri (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		azeri	azerit
genitive		azerin	azerien azereiden azereitten
partitive		azeria	azereita azereja
illative		azeriin	azereihin
		singular	plural
nominative		azeri	azerit
accusative	nom.	azeri	azerit
	gen.	azerin
genitive		azerin	azerien azereiden azereitten
partitive		azeria	azereita azereja
inessive		azerissa	azereissa
elative		azerista	azereista
illative		azeriin	azereihin
adessive		azerilla	azereilla
ablative		azerilta	azereilta
allative		azerille	azereille
essive		azerina	azereina
translative		azeriksi	azereiksi
abessive		azeritta	azereitta
instructive		—	azerein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of azeri (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative azerini azerini accusative nom. azerini azerini gen. azerini genitive azerini azerieni azereideni azereitteni partitive azeriani azereitani azerejani inessive azerissani azereissani elative azeristani azereistani illative azeriini azereihini adessive azerillani azereillani ablative azeriltani azereiltani allative azerilleni azereilleni essive azerinani azereinani translative azerikseni azereikseni abessive azerittani azereittani instructive — — comitative — azereineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative azerisi azerisi accusative nom. azerisi azerisi gen. azerisi genitive azerisi azeriesi azereidesi azereittesi partitive azeriasi azereitasi azerejasi inessive azerissasi azereissasi elative azeristasi azereistasi illative azeriisi azereihisi adessive azerillasi azereillasi ablative azeriltasi azereiltasi allative azerillesi azereillesi essive azerinasi azereinasi translative azeriksesi azereiksesi abessive azerittasi azereittasi instructive — — comitative — azereinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative azerimme azerimme accusative nom. azerimme azerimme gen. azerimme genitive azerimme azeriemme azereidemme azereittemme partitive azeriamme azereitamme azerejamme inessive azerissamme azereissamme elative azeristamme azereistamme illative azeriimme azereihimme adessive azerillamme azereillamme ablative azeriltamme azereiltamme allative azerillemme azereillemme essive azerinamme azereinamme translative azeriksemme azereiksemme abessive azerittamme azereittamme instructive — — comitative — azereinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative azerinne azerinne accusative nom. azerinne azerinne gen. azerinne genitive azerinne azerienne azereidenne azereittenne partitive azerianne azereitanne azerejanne inessive azerissanne azereissanne elative azeristanne azereistanne illative azeriinne azereihinne adessive azerillanne azereillanne ablative azeriltanne azereiltanne allative azerillenne azereillenne essive azerinanne azereinanne translative azeriksenne azereiksenne abessive azerittanne azereittanne instructive — — comitative — azereinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative azerinsa azerinsa accusative nom. azerinsa azerinsa gen. azerinsa genitive azerinsa azeriensa azereidensa azereittensa partitive azeriaan azeriansa azereitaan azerejaan azereitansa azerejansa inessive azerissaan azerissansa azereissaan azereissansa elative azeristaan azeristansa azereistaan azereistansa illative azeriinsa azereihinsa adessive azerillaan azerillansa azereillaan azereillansa ablative azeriltaan azeriltansa azereiltaan azereiltansa allative azerilleen azerillensa azereilleen azereillensa essive azerinaan azerinansa azereinaan azereinansa translative azerikseen azeriksensa azereikseen azereiksensa abessive azerittaan azerittansa azereittaan azereittansa instructive — — comitative — azereineen azereinensa

Synonyms

• (language): azerbaidžani
• (person): azerbaidžanilainen

Derived terms

• azerintaa

compounds

• azerinkielinen

Further reading

• “azeri”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• Zaire

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒzɛri]
• Rhymes: -ri
• Hyphenation: aze‧ri
• Syllabification: a‧ze‧ri

Adjective

azeri (not comparable)

1. Azeri, Azerbaijani (of, from, or pertaining to Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijani people or the Azerbaijani language)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	azeri	azeriek
accusative	azerit	azerieket
dative	azerinek	azerieknek
instrumental	azerivel	azeriekkel
causal-final	azeriért	azeriekért
translative	azerivé	azeriekké
terminative	azeriig	azeriekig
essive-formal	azeriként	azeriekként
essive-modal	azeriül	—
inessive	azeriben	azeriekben
superessive	azerin	azerieken
adessive	azerinél	azerieknél
illative	azeribe	azeriekbe
sublative	azerire	azeriekre
allative	azerihez	azeriekhez
elative	azeriből	azeriekből
delative	azeriről	azeriekről
ablative	azeritől	azeriektől
non-attributive possessive – singular	azerié	azerieké
non-attributive possessive – plural	azeriéi	azeriekéi

or (rarely)

Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	azeri	azeriak
accusative	azerit	azeriakat
dative	azerinak	azeriaknak
instrumental	azerival	azeriakkal
causal-final	azeriért	azeriakért
translative	azerivá	azeriakká
terminative	azeriig	azeriakig
essive-formal	azeriként	azeriakként
essive-modal	azeriul	—
inessive	azeriban	azeriakban
superessive	azerin	azeriakon
adessive	azerinál	azeriaknál
illative	azeriba	azeriakba
sublative	azerira	azeriakra
allative	azerihoz	azeriakhoz
elative	azeriból	azeriakból
delative	azeriról	azeriakról
ablative	azeritól	azeriaktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	azerié	azeriaké
non-attributive possessive – plural	azeriéi	azeriakéi

Noun

azeri (countable and uncountable, plural azeriek or azerik)

1. Azeri (a person from Azerbaijan or of Azerbaijani descent)
2. Azeri (language)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	azeri	azeriek
accusative	azerit	azerieket
dative	azerinek	azerieknek
instrumental	azerivel	azeriekkel
causal-final	azeriért	azeriekért
translative	azerivé	azeriekké
terminative	azeriig	azeriekig
essive-formal	azeriként	azeriekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	azeriben	azeriekben
superessive	azerin	azerieken
adessive	azerinél	azerieknél
illative	azeribe	azeriekbe
sublative	azerire	azeriekre
allative	azerihez	azeriekhez
elative	azeriből	azeriekből
delative	azeriről	azeriekről
ablative	azeritől	azeriektől
non-attributive possessive – singular	azerié	azerieké
non-attributive possessive – plural	azeriéi	azeriekéi

or (for the plural, less commonly)

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	—	azerik
accusative	—	azeriket
dative	—	azeriknek
instrumental	—	azerikkel
causal-final	—	azerikért
translative	—	azerikké
terminative	—	azerikig
essive-formal	—	azerikként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	—	azerikben
superessive	—	azeriken
adessive	—	azeriknél
illative	—	azerikbe
sublative	—	azerikre
allative	—	azerikhez
elative	—	azerikből
delative	—	azerikről
ablative	—	azeriktől
non-attributive possessive – singular	—	azeriké
non-attributive possessive – plural	—	azerikéi

Possessive forms of azeri

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	azerim	azerijeim (or azeriim)
2nd person sing.	azerid	azerijeid (or azeriid)
3rd person sing.	azerije	azerijei (or azerii)
1st person plural	azerink	azerijeink (or azeriink)
2nd person plural	azeritek	azerijeitek (or azeriitek)
3rd person plural	azerijük	azerijeik (or azeriik)

or (rarely)

Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	azeri	azeriak
accusative	azerit	azeriakat
dative	azerinak	azeriaknak
instrumental	azerival	azeriakkal
causal-final	azeriért	azeriakért
translative	azerivá	azeriakká
terminative	azeriig	azeriakig
essive-formal	azeriként	azeriakként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	azeriban	azeriakban
superessive	azerin	azeriakon
adessive	azerinál	azeriaknál
illative	azeriba	azeriakba
sublative	azerira	azeriakra
allative	azerihoz	azeriakhoz
elative	azeriból	azeriakból
delative	azeriról	azeriakról
ablative	azeritól	azeriaktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	azerié	azeriaké
non-attributive possessive – plural	azeriéi	azeriakéi

Possessive forms of azeri

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	azerim	azerijaim (or azeriim)
2nd person sing.	azerid	azerijaid (or azeriid)
3rd person sing.	azerija	azerijai (or azerii)
1st person plural	azerink	azerijaink (or azeriink)
2nd person plural	azeritok	azerijaitok (or azeriitok)
3rd person plural	azerijuk	azerijaik (or azeriik)

Further reading

• azeri in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026).

Italian

Adjective

azeri

1. masculine plural of azero

Noun

azeri m

1. plural of azero

Anagrams

• Rezia, Zaire, zaire

Portuguese

Etymology

From Persian [script needed] (azer).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈze.ɾi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈze.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: a‧ze‧ri

Adjective

azeri (invariable)

1. Azerbaijani (pertaining to Azerbaijan)

   Synonyms: azerbaijano, azerbaidjano, azerbaijanês

Noun

azeri m or f by sense (invariable)

1. Azeri (person from Azerbaijan)

Related terms

• Azerbaijão

References

• “azeri”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aˈzerʲ]

Adjective

azeri

1. nominative/accusative masculine plural of azer

Noun

azeri m pl

1. plural of azer

Swedish

Noun

azeri

1. Azeri, a language spoken in Azerbaijan

Synonyms

• azeriska
• azerbajdzjanska

Anagrams

• Zaire