ikastola
Basque
Etymology
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Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ikas̺tola/ [i.kas̺.t̪o.la]
- Rhymes: -ola, -a
- Hyphenation: i‧kas‧to‧la
Noun
ikastola inan
Usage notes
This term is usually applied to Basque-language schools, while the listed synonyms are more broad.
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | ikastola | ikastola | ikastolak | ikastolok |
| ergative | ikastolak | ikastolak | ikastolek | ikastolok |
| dative | ikastolari | ikastolari | ikastolei | ikastoloi |
| genitive | ikastolaren | ikastolaren | ikastolen | ikastolon |
| comitative | ikastolarekin | ikastolarekin | ikastolekin | ikastolokin |
| causative | ikastolarengatik | ikastolarengatik | ikastolengatik | ikastolongatik |
| benefactive | ikastolarentzat | ikastolarentzat | ikastolentzat | ikastolontzat |
| instrumental | ikastolaz | ikastolaz | ikastolez | ikastolotaz |
| innesive | ikastolatan | ikastolan | ikastoletan | ikastolotan |
| locative | ikastolatako | ikastolako | ikastoletako | ikastolotako |
| allative | ikastolatara | ikastolara | ikastoletara | ikastolotara |
| terminative | ikastolataraino | ikastolaraino | ikastoletaraino | ikastolotaraino |
| directive | ikastolatarantz | ikastolarantz | ikastoletarantz | ikastolotarantz |
| destinative | ikastolatarako | ikastolarako | ikastoletarako | ikastolotarako |
| ablative | ikastolatatik | ikastolatik | ikastoletatik | ikastolotatik |
| partitive | ikastolarik | — | — | — |
| prolative | ikastolatzat | — | — | — |
Further reading
- “ikastola”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “ikastola”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Basque ikastola (“school”).
Noun
ikastola f (plural ikastolas)
- Basque-language school
Further reading
- “ikastola”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025