adeitsu
Basque
Etymology
From adei (“deference”) + -tsu.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ei̯ts̺u, -u
- Rhymes: -ei̯ts̻u, -u
- Hyphenation: a‧dei‧tsu
Adjective
adeitsu (comparative adeitsuago, superlative adeitsuen, excessive adeitsuegi)
- polite, deferential
- Synonym: adikor
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | adeitsu | adeitsua | adeitsuak | adeitsuok |
| ergative | adeitsuk | adeitsuak | adeitsuek | adeitsuok |
| dative | adeitsuri | adeitsuari | adeitsuei | adeitsuoi |
| genitive | adeitsuren | adeitsuaren | adeitsuen | adeitsuon |
| comitative | adeitsurekin | adeitsuarekin | adeitsuekin | adeitsuokin |
| causative | adeitsurengatik | adeitsuarengatik | adeitsuengatik | adeitsuongatik |
| benefactive | adeitsurentzat | adeitsuarentzat | adeitsuentzat | adeitsuontzat |
| instrumental | adeitsuz | adeitsuaz | adeitsuez | adeitsuotaz |
| innesive | adeitsutan | adeitsuan | adeitsuetan | adeitsuotan |
| locative | adeitsutako | adeitsuko | adeitsuetako | adeitsuotako |
| allative | adeitsutara | adeitsura | adeitsuetara | adeitsuotara |
| terminative | adeitsutaraino | adeitsuraino | adeitsuetaraino | adeitsuotaraino |
| directive | adeitsutarantz | adeitsurantz | adeitsuetarantz | adeitsuotarantz |
| destinative | adeitsutarako | adeitsurako | adeitsuetarako | adeitsuotarako |
| ablative | adeitsutatik | adeitsutik | adeitsuetatik | adeitsuotatik |
| partitive | adeitsurik | — | — | — |
| prolative | adeitsutzat | — | — | — |
Derived terms
- adeitsuki (“respectfully”)
Further reading
- “adeitsu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “adeitsu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005