famatu
Basque
Etymology
From fama (“fame, glory”) + -tu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /famatu/ [fa.ma.t̪u]
- Rhymes: -atu, -u
- Hyphenation: fa‧ma‧tu
Adjective
famatu (comparative famatuago, superlative famatuen, excessive famatuegi)
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | famatu | famatua | famatuak | famatuok | |
| ergative | famatuk | famatuak | famatuek | famatuok | |
| dative | famaturi | famatuari | famatuei | famatuoi | |
| genitive | famaturen | famatuaren | famatuen | famatuon | |
| comitative | famaturekin | famatuarekin | famatuekin | famatuokin | |
| causative | famaturengatik | famatuarengatik | famatuengatik | famatuongatik | |
| benefactive | famaturentzat | famatuarentzat | famatuentzat | famatuontzat | |
| instrumental | famatuz | famatuaz | famatuez | famatuotaz | |
| innesive | anim. | famaturengan | famatuarengan | famatuengan | famatuongan |
| inan. | famatutan | famatuan | famatuetan | famatuotan | |
| locative | anim. | — | — | — | — |
| inan. | famatutako | famatuko | famatuetako | famatuotako | |
| allative | anim. | famaturengana | famatuarengana | famatuengana | famatuongana |
| inan. | famatutara | famatura | famatuetara | famatuotara | |
| terminative | anim. | famaturenganaino | famatuarenganaino | famatuenganaino | famatuonganaino |
| inan. | famatutaraino | famaturaino | famatuetaraino | famatuotaraino | |
| directive | anim. | famaturenganantz | famatuarenganantz | famatuenganantz | famatuonganantz |
| inan. | famatutarantz | famaturantz | famatuetarantz | famatuotarantz | |
| destinative | anim. | famaturenganako | famatuarenganako | famatuenganako | famatuonganako |
| inan. | famatutarako | famaturako | famatuetarako | famatuotarako | |
| ablative | anim. | famaturengandik | famatuarengandik | famatuengandik | famatuongandik |
| inan. | famatutatik | famatutik | famatuetatik | famatuotatik | |
| partitive | famaturik | — | — | — | |
| prolative | famatutzat | — | — | — | |
Verb
famatu du (imperfect participle famatzen, future participle famatuko, short form fama, verbal noun famatze)
- to praise
- Synonym: goraipatu
Further reading
- “famatu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “famatu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005