ibilgailu
Basque
Etymology
From ibili (“move”) + gailu (“device”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /ibilɡai̯lu/ [i.β̞il.ɣ̞ai̯.lu]
- IPA(key): (Southern) /ibilɡaʎu/ [i.β̞il.ɣ̞a.ʎu]
- Rhymes: -ai̯lu, -u
- Rhymes: -aʎu, -u
- Hyphenation: i‧bil‧gai‧lu
Noun
ibilgailu inan
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | ibilgailu | ibilgailua | ibilgailuak | ibilgailuok |
| ergative | ibilgailuk | ibilgailuak | ibilgailuek | ibilgailuok |
| dative | ibilgailuri | ibilgailuari | ibilgailuei | ibilgailuoi |
| genitive | ibilgailuren | ibilgailuaren | ibilgailuen | ibilgailuon |
| comitative | ibilgailurekin | ibilgailuarekin | ibilgailuekin | ibilgailuokin |
| causative | ibilgailurengatik | ibilgailuarengatik | ibilgailuengatik | ibilgailuongatik |
| benefactive | ibilgailurentzat | ibilgailuarentzat | ibilgailuentzat | ibilgailuontzat |
| instrumental | ibilgailuz | ibilgailuaz | ibilgailuez | ibilgailuotaz |
| innesive | ibilgailutan | ibilgailuan | ibilgailuetan | ibilgailuotan |
| locative | ibilgailutako | ibilgailuko | ibilgailuetako | ibilgailuotako |
| allative | ibilgailutara | ibilgailura | ibilgailuetara | ibilgailuotara |
| terminative | ibilgailutaraino | ibilgailuraino | ibilgailuetaraino | ibilgailuotaraino |
| directive | ibilgailutarantz | ibilgailurantz | ibilgailuetarantz | ibilgailuotarantz |
| destinative | ibilgailutarako | ibilgailurako | ibilgailuetarako | ibilgailuotarako |
| ablative | ibilgailutatik | ibilgailutik | ibilgailuetatik | ibilgailuotatik |
| partitive | ibilgailurik | — | — | — |
| prolative | ibilgailutzat | — | — | — |
Further reading
- “ibilgailu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “ibilgailu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005