jainko

Basque

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps a very irregular contraction of Jaungoiko (“God”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /ɟai̯nko/ [ɟai̯ŋ.ko]
 
  • IPA(key): (Gipuzkoan) /xai̯nko/ [xai̯ŋ.ko]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /d͡ʒai̯nko/ [d͡ʒai̯ŋ.ko]
  • IPA(key): (Navarrese) /jai̯nko/ [jai̯ŋ.ko]

  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ai̯nko, -o
  • Hyphenation: jain‧ko

Noun

jainko anim

  1. god, deity

Declension

Declension of jainko (anim V-stem)
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive jainko jainkoa jainkoak jainkook
ergative jainkok jainkoak jainkoek jainkook
dative jainkori jainkoari jainkoei jainkooi
genitive jainkoren jainkoaren jainkoen jainkoon
comitative jainkorekin jainkoarekin jainkoekin jainkookin
causative jainkorengatik jainkoarengatik jainkoengatik jainkoongatik
benefactive jainkorentzat jainkoarentzat jainkoentzat jainkoontzat
instrumental jainkoz jainkoaz jainkoez jainkootaz
innesive jainkorengan jainkoarengan jainkoengan jainkoongan
locative — — — —
allative jainkorengana jainkoarengana jainkoengana jainkoongana
terminative jainkorenganaino jainkoarenganaino jainkoenganaino jainkoonganaino
directive jainkorenganantz jainkoarenganantz jainkoenganantz jainkoonganantz
destinative jainkorenganako jainkoarenganako jainkoenganako jainkoonganako
ablative jainkorengandik jainkoarengandik jainkoengandik jainkoongandik
partitive jainkorik — — —
prolative jainkotzat — — —

Derived terms

  • jainko txiki (“admired person, idol”)
  • Jainkoa (“God”) (see there for further derivations)
  • jainkoaganatu (“to approach God”)
  • jainkoaizun (“fake god”)
  • jainkoaizunkeria (“idolatry”)
  • jainkoespen (“deification”)
  • jainkoetsi (“to deify”)
  • jainkogabe (“atheist”)
  • jainkogabetasun (“atheism”)
  • jainkoilo (“butterfly”)
  • jainkojale (“holier-than-thou”)
  • jainkosa (“goddess”)
  • jainkotasun (“divinity”)
  • jainkotegi (“temple, shrine”)
  • jainkoti (“devout”)
  • jainkotiar (“devout”)
  • jainkotu (“to deify”)
  • jainkozale (“devout”)
  • jainkozaletasun (“devotion”)
  • jainkozko (“divine”)
  • jainkoztatu (“to deify”)

References

  1. ^ R. L. Trask (2008), “jainko”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 240

Further reading

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