itsu
Basque
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -its̺u, -u
- Rhymes: -its̻u, -u
- Hyphenation: i‧tsu
Adjective
itsu (comparative itsuago, superlative itsuen, excessive itsuegi)
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | itsu | itsua | itsuak | itsuok | |
| ergative | itsuk | itsuak | itsuek | itsuok | |
| dative | itsuri | itsuari | itsuei | itsuoi | |
| genitive | itsuren | itsuaren | itsuen | itsuon | |
| comitative | itsurekin | itsuarekin | itsuekin | itsuokin | |
| causative | itsurengatik | itsuarengatik | itsuengatik | itsuongatik | |
| benefactive | itsurentzat | itsuarentzat | itsuentzat | itsuontzat | |
| instrumental | itsuz | itsuaz | itsuez | itsuotaz | |
| innesive | anim. | itsurengan | itsuarengan | itsuengan | itsuongan |
| inan. | itsutan | itsuan | itsuetan | itsuotan | |
| locative | anim. | — | — | — | — |
| inan. | itsutako | itsuko | itsuetako | itsuotako | |
| allative | anim. | itsurengana | itsuarengana | itsuengana | itsuongana |
| inan. | itsutara | itsura | itsuetara | itsuotara | |
| terminative | anim. | itsurenganaino | itsuarenganaino | itsuenganaino | itsuonganaino |
| inan. | itsutaraino | itsuraino | itsuetaraino | itsuotaraino | |
| directive | anim. | itsurenganantz | itsuarenganantz | itsuenganantz | itsuonganantz |
| inan. | itsutarantz | itsurantz | itsuetarantz | itsuotarantz | |
| destinative | anim. | itsurenganako | itsuarenganako | itsuenganako | itsuonganako |
| inan. | itsutarako | itsurako | itsuetarako | itsuotarako | |
| ablative | anim. | itsurengandik | itsuarengandik | itsuengandik | itsuongandik |
| inan. | itsutatik | itsutik | itsuetatik | itsuotatik | |
| partitive | itsurik | — | — | — | |
| prolative | itsutzat | — | — | — | |
Adverb
itsu (comparative itsuago, superlative itsuen, excessive itsuegi)
Noun
itsu inan or anim
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | itsu | itsua | itsuak | itsuok | |
| ergative | itsuk | itsuak | itsuek | itsuok | |
| dative | itsuri | itsuari | itsuei | itsuoi | |
| genitive | itsuren | itsuaren | itsuen | itsuon | |
| comitative | itsurekin | itsuarekin | itsuekin | itsuokin | |
| causative | itsurengatik | itsuarengatik | itsuengatik | itsuongatik | |
| benefactive | itsurentzat | itsuarentzat | itsuentzat | itsuontzat | |
| instrumental | itsuz | itsuaz | itsuez | itsuotaz | |
| innesive | anim. | itsurengan | itsuarengan | itsuengan | itsuongan |
| inan. | itsutan | itsuan | itsuetan | itsuotan | |
| locative | anim. | — | — | — | — |
| inan. | itsutako | itsuko | itsuetako | itsuotako | |
| allative | anim. | itsurengana | itsuarengana | itsuengana | itsuongana |
| inan. | itsutara | itsura | itsuetara | itsuotara | |
| terminative | anim. | itsurenganaino | itsuarenganaino | itsuenganaino | itsuonganaino |
| inan. | itsutaraino | itsuraino | itsuetaraino | itsuotaraino | |
| directive | anim. | itsurenganantz | itsuarenganantz | itsuenganantz | itsuonganantz |
| inan. | itsutarantz | itsurantz | itsuetarantz | itsuotarantz | |
| destinative | anim. | itsurenganako | itsuarenganako | itsuenganako | itsuonganako |
| inan. | itsutarako | itsurako | itsuetarako | itsuotarako | |
| ablative | anim. | itsurengandik | itsuarengandik | itsuengandik | itsuongandik |
| inan. | itsutatik | itsutik | itsuetatik | itsuotatik | |
| partitive | itsurik | — | — | — | |
| prolative | itsutzat | — | — | — | |
Further reading
- “itsu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “itsu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Ifè
Etymology
Compare with Yoruba iṣu, Yoruba uṣu, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *u-cu, *i-cu, Proto-Edekiri *u-cu, *i-cu ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *ú-cu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ī.t͡ʃū/
Noun
itsu
- yam; (in particular) Dioscorea cayenensis subsp. rotundata
Related terms
Japanese
Romanization
itsu