itsusi
Basque
Etymology
Probably contains the ancient adjective forming suffix *-i.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -us̺i, -i
- Hyphenation: i‧tsu‧si
Adjective
itsusi (comparative itsusiago, superlative itsusien, excessive itsusiegi)
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | itsusi | itsusia | itsusiak | itsusiok | |
| ergative | itsusik | itsusiak | itsusiek | itsusiok | |
| dative | itsusiri | itsusiari | itsusiei | itsusioi | |
| genitive | itsusiren | itsusiaren | itsusien | itsusion | |
| comitative | itsusirekin | itsusiarekin | itsusiekin | itsusiokin | |
| causative | itsusirengatik | itsusiarengatik | itsusiengatik | itsusiongatik | |
| benefactive | itsusirentzat | itsusiarentzat | itsusientzat | itsusiontzat | |
| instrumental | itsusiz | itsusiaz | itsusiez | itsusiotaz | |
| innesive | anim. | itsusirengan | itsusiarengan | itsusiengan | itsusiongan |
| inan. | itsusitan | itsusian | itsusietan | itsusiotan | |
| locative | anim. | — | — | — | — |
| inan. | itsusitako | itsusiko | itsusietako | itsusiotako | |
| allative | anim. | itsusirengana | itsusiarengana | itsusiengana | itsusiongana |
| inan. | itsusitara | itsusira | itsusietara | itsusiotara | |
| terminative | anim. | itsusirenganaino | itsusiarenganaino | itsusienganaino | itsusionganaino |
| inan. | itsusitaraino | itsusiraino | itsusietaraino | itsusiotaraino | |
| directive | anim. | itsusirenganantz | itsusiarenganantz | itsusienganantz | itsusionganantz |
| inan. | itsusitarantz | itsusirantz | itsusietarantz | itsusiotarantz | |
| destinative | anim. | itsusirenganako | itsusiarenganako | itsusienganako | itsusionganako |
| inan. | itsusitarako | itsusirako | itsusietarako | itsusiotarako | |
| ablative | anim. | itsusirengandik | itsusiarengandik | itsusiengandik | itsusiongandik |
| inan. | itsusitatik | itsusitik | itsusietatik | itsusiotatik | |
| partitive | itsusirik | — | — | — | |
| prolative | itsusitzat | — | — | — | |
Further reading
- “itsusi”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “itsusi”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005