bikain
Basque
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bikai̯n/ [bi.kãĩ̯n]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ikai̯n, -ai̯n
- Hyphenation: bi‧kain
Adjective
bikain (comparative bikainago, superlative bikainen, excessive bikainegi)
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | bikain | bikaina | bikainak | bikainok | |
| ergative | bikainek | bikainak | bikainek | bikainok | |
| dative | bikaini | bikainari | bikainei | bikainoi | |
| genitive | bikainen | bikainaren | bikainen | bikainon | |
| comitative | bikainekin | bikainarekin | bikainekin | bikainokin | |
| causative | bikainengatik | bikainarengatik | bikainengatik | bikainongatik | |
| benefactive | bikainentzat | bikainarentzat | bikainentzat | bikainontzat | |
| instrumental | bikainez | bikainaz | bikainez | bikainotaz | |
| innesive | anim. | bikainengan | bikainarengan | bikainengan | bikainongan |
| inan. | bikainetan | bikainean | bikainetan | bikainotan | |
| locative | anim. | — | — | — | — |
| inan. | bikainetako | bikaineko | bikainetako | bikainotako | |
| allative | anim. | bikainengana | bikainarengana | bikainengana | bikainongana |
| inan. | bikainetara | bikainera | bikainetara | bikainotara | |
| terminative | anim. | bikainenganaino | bikainarenganaino | bikainenganaino | bikainonganaino |
| inan. | bikainetaraino | bikaineraino | bikainetaraino | bikainotaraino | |
| directive | anim. | bikainenganantz | bikainarenganantz | bikainenganantz | bikainonganantz |
| inan. | bikainetarantz | bikainerantz | bikainetarantz | bikainotarantz | |
| destinative | anim. | bikainenganako | bikainarenganako | bikainenganako | bikainonganako |
| inan. | bikainetarako | bikainerako | bikainetarako | bikainotarako | |
| ablative | anim. | bikainengandik | bikainarengandik | bikainengandik | bikainongandik |
| inan. | bikainetatik | bikainetik | bikainetatik | bikainotatik | |
| partitive | bikainik | — | — | — | |
| prolative | bikaintzat | — | — | — | |
Derived terms
- bikaindu (“to perfect”)
- bikainki (“excellently”)
- bikaintasun (“excellence”)
Adverb
bikain (comparative bikainago, superlative bikainen, excessive bikainegi)
- excellently
- Synonym: bikainki
Noun
bikain inan
- (education) A (highest grade)
- excellence
- Synonym: bikaintasun
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | bikain | bikaina | bikainak | bikainok |
| ergative | bikainek | bikainak | bikainek | bikainok |
| dative | bikaini | bikainari | bikainei | bikainoi |
| genitive | bikainen | bikainaren | bikainen | bikainon |
| comitative | bikainekin | bikainarekin | bikainekin | bikainokin |
| causative | bikainengatik | bikainarengatik | bikainengatik | bikainongatik |
| benefactive | bikainentzat | bikainarentzat | bikainentzat | bikainontzat |
| instrumental | bikainez | bikainaz | bikainez | bikainotaz |
| innesive | bikainetan | bikainean | bikainetan | bikainotan |
| locative | bikainetako | bikaineko | bikainetako | bikainotako |
| allative | bikainetara | bikainera | bikainetara | bikainotara |
| terminative | bikainetaraino | bikaineraino | bikainetaraino | bikainotaraino |
| directive | bikainetarantz | bikainerantz | bikainetarantz | bikainotarantz |
| destinative | bikainetarako | bikainerako | bikainetarako | bikainotarako |
| ablative | bikainetatik | bikainetik | bikainetatik | bikainotatik |
| partitive | bikainik | — | — | — |
| prolative | bikaintzat | — | — | — |
Further reading
- “bikain”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “bikain”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005