aldapa

Basque

Etymology

From the noun alde (“side”), with some obscure suffix.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aldapa/ [al̪.d̪a.pa]
  • Rhymes: -apa, -a
  • Hyphenation: al‧da‧pa

Noun

aldapa inan

  1. slope
    Synonym: aldatz
  2. (Northern) hill
  3. (figurative) difficulty

Declension

Declension of aldapa (inan a-stem)
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive aldapa aldapa aldapak aldapok
ergative aldapak aldapak aldapek aldapok
dative aldapari aldapari aldapei aldapoi
genitive aldaparen aldaparen aldapen aldapon
comitative aldaparekin aldaparekin aldapekin aldapokin
causative aldaparengatik aldaparengatik aldapengatik aldapongatik
benefactive aldaparentzat aldaparentzat aldapentzat aldapontzat
instrumental aldapaz aldapaz aldapez aldapotaz
innesive aldapatan aldapan aldapetan aldapotan
locative aldapatako aldapako aldapetako aldapotako
allative aldapatara aldapara aldapetara aldapotara
terminative aldapataraino aldaparaino aldapetaraino aldapotaraino
directive aldapatarantz aldaparantz aldapetarantz aldapotarantz
destinative aldapatarako aldaparako aldapetarako aldapotarako
ablative aldapatatik aldapatik aldapetatik aldapotatik
partitive aldaparik — — —
prolative aldapatzat — — —

Derived terms

  • aldapan behera (“downhill”)
  • aldapan gora (“uphill”)
  • aldapatsu (“steep”)

References

  1. ^ R. L. Trask (2008), “al-”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 85

Further reading

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