abantailos
Basque
Etymology
From French avantageux.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /abantai̯los̺/ [a.β̞ãn̪.t̪ai̯.los̺]
- IPA(key): (Southern) /abantaʎos̺/ [a.β̞ãn̪.t̪a.ʎos̺]
- Rhymes: -ai̯los̺, -os̺
- Rhymes: -aʎos̺, -os̺
- Hyphenation: a‧ban‧tai‧los
Adjective
abantailos (comparative abantailosago, superlative abantailosen, excessive abantailosegi)
- (Northern) advantageous
- Synonym: abantailatsu
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | abantailos | abantailosa | abantailosak | abantailosok | |
| ergative | abantailosek | abantailosak | abantailosek | abantailosok | |
| dative | abantailosi | abantailosari | abantailosei | abantailosoi | |
| genitive | abantailosen | abantailosaren | abantailosen | abantailoson | |
| comitative | abantailosekin | abantailosarekin | abantailosekin | abantailosokin | |
| causative | abantailosengatik | abantailosarengatik | abantailosengatik | abantailosongatik | |
| benefactive | abantailosentzat | abantailosarentzat | abantailosentzat | abantailosontzat | |
| instrumental | abantailosez | abantailosaz | abantailosez | abantailosotaz | |
| innesive | anim. | abantailosengan | abantailosarengan | abantailosengan | abantailosongan |
| inan. | abantailosetan | abantailosean | abantailosetan | abantailosotan | |
| locative | anim. | — | — | — | — |
| inan. | abantailosetako | abantailoseko | abantailosetako | abantailosotako | |
| allative | anim. | abantailosengana | abantailosarengana | abantailosengana | abantailosongana |
| inan. | abantailosetara | abantailosera | abantailosetara | abantailosotara | |
| terminative | anim. | abantailosenganaino | abantailosarenganaino | abantailosenganaino | abantailosonganaino |
| inan. | abantailosetaraino | abantailoseraino | abantailosetaraino | abantailosotaraino | |
| directive | anim. | abantailosenganantz | abantailosarenganantz | abantailosenganantz | abantailosonganantz |
| inan. | abantailosetarantz | abantailoserantz | abantailosetarantz | abantailosotarantz | |
| destinative | anim. | abantailosenganako | abantailosarenganako | abantailosenganako | abantailosonganako |
| inan. | abantailosetarako | abantailoserako | abantailosetarako | abantailosotarako | |
| ablative | anim. | abantailosengandik | abantailosarengandik | abantailosengandik | abantailosongandik |
| inan. | abantailosetatik | abantailosetik | abantailosetatik | abantailosotatik | |
| partitive | abantailosik | — | — | — | |
| prolative | abantailostzat | — | — | — | |
Derived terms
- abantailoski (“advantageously”)
Related terms
- abantaila (“advantage”)
Further reading
- “abantailos”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “abantailos”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005