ikasi
See also: ikäsi
Basque
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Basque *i-kas-i, from the root *-kas-.[1] Can be related to Iberian kas (“knowledge, experience”)[2]
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ikas̺i/ [i.ka.s̺i]
- Rhymes: -as̺i, -i
- Hyphenation: i‧ka‧si
Verb
ikasi du (imperfect participle ikasten, future participle ikasiko, short form ikas, verbal noun ikaste)
Derived terms
- ikasbide (“teaching”)
- ikasgai (“lesson”)
- ikasgela (“classroom”)
- ikasketa (“study, studies”)
- ikaskide (“classmate”)
- ikaskuntza (“studying”)
- ikasle (“student”)
- ikasleria (“student body”)
- ikasliburu (“textbook”)
- ikasmahai (“school desk”)
- ikastaldi (“course”)
- ikastaro (“course”)
- ikastegi (“school”)
- ikastetxe (“school”)
- ikastola (“Basque-language school”)
- ikastordu (“schooltime”)
- ikastun (“apprentice”)
- ikasturte (“academic year”)
Adjective
ikasi (comparative ikasiago, superlative ikasien, excessive ikasiegi)
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | ikasi | ikasia | ikasiak | ikasiok | |
| ergative | ikasik | ikasiak | ikasiek | ikasiok | |
| dative | ikasiri | ikasiari | ikasiei | ikasioi | |
| genitive | ikasiren | ikasiaren | ikasien | ikasion | |
| comitative | ikasirekin | ikasiarekin | ikasiekin | ikasiokin | |
| causative | ikasirengatik | ikasiarengatik | ikasiengatik | ikasiongatik | |
| benefactive | ikasirentzat | ikasiarentzat | ikasientzat | ikasiontzat | |
| instrumental | ikasiz | ikasiaz | ikasiez | ikasiotaz | |
| innesive | anim. | ikasirengan | ikasiarengan | ikasiengan | ikasiongan |
| inan. | ikasitan | ikasian | ikasietan | ikasiotan | |
| locative | anim. | — | — | — | — |
| inan. | ikasitako | ikasiko | ikasietako | ikasiotako | |
| allative | anim. | ikasirengana | ikasiarengana | ikasiengana | ikasiongana |
| inan. | ikasitara | ikasira | ikasietara | ikasiotara | |
| terminative | anim. | ikasirenganaino | ikasiarenganaino | ikasienganaino | ikasionganaino |
| inan. | ikasitaraino | ikasiraino | ikasietaraino | ikasiotaraino | |
| directive | anim. | ikasirenganantz | ikasiarenganantz | ikasienganantz | ikasionganantz |
| inan. | ikasitarantz | ikasirantz | ikasietarantz | ikasiotarantz | |
| destinative | anim. | ikasirenganako | ikasiarenganako | ikasienganako | ikasionganako |
| inan. | ikasitarako | ikasirako | ikasietarako | ikasiotarako | |
| ablative | anim. | ikasirengandik | ikasiarengandik | ikasiengandik | ikasiongandik |
| inan. | ikasitatik | ikasitik | ikasietatik | ikasiotatik | |
| partitive | ikasirik | — | — | — | |
| prolative | ikasitzat | — | — | — | |
References
- ^ R. L. Trask (2008), “ikasi”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 221
- ^ Villamor, Fernando (2020) A basic dictionary and grammar of the Iberian language
Further reading
- “ikasi”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “ikasi”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005