adartsu

Basque

Etymology

From adar (“branch, horn”) +‎ -tsu.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /adart͡s̺u/ [a.ð̞ar.t͡s̺u]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /adart͡s̻u/ [a.ð̞ar.t͡s̻u]

 
  • Rhymes: -arts̺u, -u
  • Rhymes: -arts̻u, -u

  • Hyphenation: a‧dar‧tsu

Adjective

adartsu (comparative adartsuago, superlative adartsuen, excessive adartsuegi)

  1. with many branches, branchy
  2. (rare) horny, horned (with horns)
    Synonym: adardun

Declension

Declension of adartsu (adjective V-stem)
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive adartsu adartsua adartsuak adartsuok
ergative adartsuk adartsuak adartsuek adartsuok
dative adartsuri adartsuari adartsuei adartsuoi
genitive adartsuren adartsuaren adartsuen adartsuon
comitative adartsurekin adartsuarekin adartsuekin adartsuokin
causative adartsurengatik adartsuarengatik adartsuengatik adartsuongatik
benefactive adartsurentzat adartsuarentzat adartsuentzat adartsuontzat
instrumental adartsuz adartsuaz adartsuez adartsuotaz
innesive anim. adartsurengan adartsuarengan adartsuengan adartsuongan
inan. adartsutan adartsuan adartsuetan adartsuotan
locative anim. — — — —
inan. adartsutako adartsuko adartsuetako adartsuotako
allative anim. adartsurengana adartsuarengana adartsuengana adartsuongana
inan. adartsutara adartsura adartsuetara adartsuotara
terminative anim. adartsurenganaino adartsuarenganaino adartsuenganaino adartsuonganaino
inan. adartsutaraino adartsuraino adartsuetaraino adartsuotaraino
directive anim. adartsurenganantz adartsuarenganantz adartsuenganantz adartsuonganantz
inan. adartsutarantz adartsurantz adartsuetarantz adartsuotarantz
destinative anim. adartsurenganako adartsuarenganako adartsuenganako adartsuonganako
inan. adartsutarako adartsurako adartsuetarako adartsuotarako
ablative anim. adartsurengandik adartsuarengandik adartsuengandik adartsuongandik
inan. adartsutatik adartsutik adartsuetatik adartsuotatik
partitive adartsurik — — —
prolative adartsutzat — — —

Further reading

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