ikastun

Basque

Etymology

From ikasi (“to learn”) +‎ -dun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ikas̺tun/ [i.kas̺.t̪ũn]
  • Rhymes: -as̺tun, -un
  • Hyphenation: i‧kas‧tun

Noun

ikastun anim

  1. one who is studious
  2. student, apprentice, disciple

Declension

Declension of ikastun (anim C-stem)
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive ikastun ikastuna ikastunak ikastunok
ergative ikastunek ikastunak ikastunek ikastunok
dative ikastuni ikastunari ikastunei ikastunoi
genitive ikastunen ikastunaren ikastunen ikastunon
comitative ikastunekin ikastunarekin ikastunekin ikastunokin
causative ikastunengatik ikastunarengatik ikastunengatik ikastunongatik
benefactive ikastunentzat ikastunarentzat ikastunentzat ikastunontzat
instrumental ikastunez ikastunaz ikastunez ikastunotaz
innesive ikastunengan ikastunarengan ikastunengan ikastunongan
locative — — — —
allative ikastunengana ikastunarengana ikastunengana ikastunongana
terminative ikastunenganaino ikastunarenganaino ikastunenganaino ikastunonganaino
directive ikastunenganantz ikastunarenganantz ikastunenganantz ikastunonganantz
destinative ikastunenganako ikastunarenganako ikastunenganako ikastunonganako
ablative ikastunengandik ikastunarengandik ikastunengandik ikastunongandik
partitive ikastunik — — —
prolative ikastuntzat — — —

Adjective

ikastun (comparative ikastunago, superlative ikastunen, excessive ikastunegi)

  1. studious, applied, hard-working
  2. nerdy

Declension

Declension of ikastun (adjective C-stem)
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive ikastun ikastuna ikastunak ikastunok
ergative ikastunek ikastunak ikastunek ikastunok
dative ikastuni ikastunari ikastunei ikastunoi
genitive ikastunen ikastunaren ikastunen ikastunon
comitative ikastunekin ikastunarekin ikastunekin ikastunokin
causative ikastunengatik ikastunarengatik ikastunengatik ikastunongatik
benefactive ikastunentzat ikastunarentzat ikastunentzat ikastunontzat
instrumental ikastunez ikastunaz ikastunez ikastunotaz
innesive anim. ikastunengan ikastunarengan ikastunengan ikastunongan
inan. ikastunetan ikastunean ikastunetan ikastunotan
locative anim. — — — —
inan. ikastunetako ikastuneko ikastunetako ikastunotako
allative anim. ikastunengana ikastunarengana ikastunengana ikastunongana
inan. ikastunetara ikastunera ikastunetara ikastunotara
terminative anim. ikastunenganaino ikastunarenganaino ikastunenganaino ikastunonganaino
inan. ikastunetaraino ikastuneraino ikastunetaraino ikastunotaraino
directive anim. ikastunenganantz ikastunarenganantz ikastunenganantz ikastunonganantz
inan. ikastunetarantz ikastunerantz ikastunetarantz ikastunotarantz
destinative anim. ikastunenganako ikastunarenganako ikastunenganako ikastunonganako
inan. ikastunetarako ikastunerako ikastunetarako ikastunotarako
ablative anim. ikastunengandik ikastunarengandik ikastunengandik ikastunongandik
inan. ikastunetatik ikastunetik ikastunetatik ikastunotatik
partitive ikastunik — — —
prolative ikastuntzat — — —

Further reading

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