abadegai
Basque
Etymology
From abade (“abbot”) + -gai (“candidate, aspirant”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abadeɡai̯/ [a.β̞a.ð̞e.ɣ̞ai̯]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -eɡai̯, -ai̯
- Hyphenation: a‧ba‧de‧gai
Noun
abadegai anim
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | abadegai | abadegaia | abadegaiak | abadegaiok |
| ergative | abadegaik | abadegaiak | abadegaiek | abadegaiok |
| dative | abadegairi | abadegaiari | abadegaiei | abadegaioi |
| genitive | abadegairen | abadegaiaren | abadegaien | abadegaion |
| comitative | abadegairekin | abadegaiarekin | abadegaiekin | abadegaiokin |
| causative | abadegairengatik | abadegaiarengatik | abadegaiengatik | abadegaiongatik |
| benefactive | abadegairentzat | abadegaiarentzat | abadegaientzat | abadegaiontzat |
| instrumental | abadegaiz | abadegaiaz | abadegaiez | abadegaiotaz |
| innesive | abadegairengan | abadegaiarengan | abadegaiengan | abadegaiongan |
| locative | — | — | — | — |
| allative | abadegairengana | abadegaiarengana | abadegaiengana | abadegaiongana |
| terminative | abadegairenganaino | abadegaiarenganaino | abadegaienganaino | abadegaionganaino |
| directive | abadegairenganantz | abadegaiarenganantz | abadegaienganantz | abadegaionganantz |
| destinative | abadegairenganako | abadegaiarenganako | abadegaienganako | abadegaionganako |
| ablative | abadegairengandik | abadegaiarengandik | abadegaiengandik | abadegaiongandik |
| partitive | abadegairik | — | — | — |
| prolative | abadegaitzat | — | — | — |
Further reading
- “abadegai”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “abadegai”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005