gutun

Basque

Etymology

From Arabic كُتُب (kutub), plural of كِتَاب (kitāb, “letter, book, piece of writing”).[1] Doublet of kutun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡutun/ [ɡu.t̪ũn]
  • Rhymes: -utun, -un
  • Hyphenation: gu‧tun

Noun

gutun inan

  1. letter (message)
    Synonyms: eskutitz, letra (Northern)

Declension

Declension of gutun (inan C-stem)
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive gutun gutuna gutunak gutunok
ergative gutunek gutunak gutunek gutunok
dative gutuni gutunari gutunei gutunoi
genitive gutunen gutunaren gutunen gutunon
comitative gutunekin gutunarekin gutunekin gutunokin
causative gutunengatik gutunarengatik gutunengatik gutunongatik
benefactive gutunentzat gutunarentzat gutunentzat gutunontzat
instrumental gutunez gutunaz gutunez gutunotaz
innesive gutunetan gutunean gutunetan gutunotan
locative gutunetako gutuneko gutunetako gutunotako
allative gutunetara gutunera gutunetara gutunotara
terminative gutunetaraino gutuneraino gutunetaraino gutunotaraino
directive gutunetarantz gutunerantz gutunetarantz gutunotarantz
destinative gutunetarako gutunerako gutunetarako gutunotarako
ablative gutunetatik gutunetik gutunetatik gutunotatik
partitive gutunik — — —
prolative gutuntzat — — —

Derived terms

  • gomendiozko gutun
  • gutun-azal
  • gutuneria
  • gutunontzi
  • hiri-gutun

References

  1. ^ R. L. Trask (2008), “gutun”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 214

Further reading

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