arrazoi

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish razón.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /aras̻oi̯/ [a.ra.s̻oi̯]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /aras̺oi̯/ [a.ra.s̺oi̯]

 
  • Rhymes: -as̻oi̯, -oi̯
  • Rhymes: -as̺oi̯, -oi̯

  • Hyphenation: a‧rra‧zoi

Noun

arrazoi inan

  1. cause, reason
    Synonym: zergatiko
  2. argument, proof
  3. reason, reasoning
    Synonyms: adimen, arrazoimen

Declension

Declension of arrazoi (inan V-stem)
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive arrazoi arrazoia arrazoiak arrazoiok
ergative arrazoik arrazoiak arrazoiek arrazoiok
dative arrazoiri arrazoiari arrazoiei arrazoioi
genitive arrazoiren arrazoiaren arrazoien arrazoion
comitative arrazoirekin arrazoiarekin arrazoiekin arrazoiokin
causative arrazoirengatik arrazoiarengatik arrazoiengatik arrazoiongatik
benefactive arrazoirentzat arrazoiarentzat arrazoientzat arrazoiontzat
instrumental arrazoiz arrazoiaz arrazoiez arrazoiotaz
innesive arrazoitan arrazoian arrazoietan arrazoiotan
locative arrazoitako arrazoiko arrazoietako arrazoiotako
allative arrazoitara arrazoira arrazoietara arrazoiotara
terminative arrazoitaraino arrazoiraino arrazoietaraino arrazoiotaraino
directive arrazoitarantz arrazoirantz arrazoietarantz arrazoiotarantz
destinative arrazoitarako arrazoirako arrazoietarako arrazoiotarako
ablative arrazoitatik arrazoitik arrazoietatik arrazoiotatik
partitive arrazoirik — — —
prolative arrazoitzat — — —

Further reading

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