a itsatsi
Basque
Etymology
From a + itsatsi (“attached”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a i‧tsa‧tsi
Noun
- (linguistics) The final letter of nouns ending in -a in the absolutive indefinite, as opposed to the article -a.
- "Neska" hitzak a itsatsia dauka. ― The word "neska" [girl] has an organic a.
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | a itsatsi | a itsatsia | a itsatsiak | a itsatsiok |
| ergative | a itsatsik | a itsatsiak | a itsatsiek | a itsatsiok |
| dative | a itsatsiri | a itsatsiari | a itsatsiei | a itsatsioi |
| genitive | a itsatsiren | a itsatsiaren | a itsatsien | a itsatsion |
| comitative | a itsatsirekin | a itsatsiarekin | a itsatsiekin | a itsatsiokin |
| causative | a itsatsirengatik | a itsatsiarengatik | a itsatsiengatik | a itsatsiongatik |
| benefactive | a itsatsirentzat | a itsatsiarentzat | a itsatsientzat | a itsatsiontzat |
| instrumental | a itsatsiz | a itsatsiaz | a itsatsiez | a itsatsiotaz |
| innesive | a itsatsitan | a itsatsian | a itsatsietan | a itsatsiotan |
| locative | a itsatsitako | a itsatsiko | a itsatsietako | a itsatsiotako |
| allative | a itsatsitara | a itsatsira | a itsatsietara | a itsatsiotara |
| terminative | a itsatsitaraino | a itsatsiraino | a itsatsietaraino | a itsatsiotaraino |
| directive | a itsatsitarantz | a itsatsirantz | a itsatsietarantz | a itsatsiotarantz |
| destinative | a itsatsitarako | a itsatsirako | a itsatsietarako | a itsatsiotarako |
| ablative | a itsatsitatik | a itsatsitik | a itsatsietatik | a itsatsiotatik |
| partitive | a itsatsirik | — | — | — |
| prolative | a itsatsitzat | — | — | — |
Further reading
- “a itsatsi”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]