jainkojale

Basque

Etymology

From jainko (“god, deity”) +‎ jale (“eater”), a pun on jainkozale (“devout, pious”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /ɟai̯nkoɟale/ [ɟai̯ŋ.ko.ɟa.le]
 
  • IPA(key): (Gipuzkoan) /xai̯nkoxale/ [xai̯ŋ.ko.xa.le]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /d͡ʒai̯nkod͡ʒale/ [d͡ʒai̯ŋ.ko.d͡ʒa.le]
  • IPA(key): (Navarrese) /jai̯nkojale/ [jai̯ŋ.ko.ja.le]

  • Rhymes: -ale, -e
  • Hyphenation: jain‧ko‧ja‧le

Noun

jainkojale (comparative jainkojaleago, superlative jainkojaleen, excessive jainkojaleegi)

  1. (rare) holier-than-thou

Declension

Declension of jainkojale (adjective V-stem)
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive jainkojale jainkojalea jainkojaleak jainkojaleok
ergative jainkojalek jainkojaleak jainkojaleek jainkojaleok
dative jainkojaleri jainkojaleari jainkojaleei jainkojaleoi
genitive jainkojaleren jainkojalearen jainkojaleen jainkojaleon
comitative jainkojalerekin jainkojalearekin jainkojaleekin jainkojaleokin
causative jainkojalerengatik jainkojalearengatik jainkojaleengatik jainkojaleongatik
benefactive jainkojalerentzat jainkojalearentzat jainkojaleentzat jainkojaleontzat
instrumental jainkojalez jainkojaleaz jainkojaleez jainkojaleotaz
innesive anim. jainkojalerengan jainkojalearengan jainkojaleengan jainkojaleongan
inan. jainkojaletan jainkojalean jainkojaleetan jainkojaleotan
locative anim. — — — —
inan. jainkojaletako jainkojaleko jainkojaleetako jainkojaleotako
allative anim. jainkojalerengana jainkojalearengana jainkojaleengana jainkojaleongana
inan. jainkojaletara jainkojalera jainkojaleetara jainkojaleotara
terminative anim. jainkojalerenganaino jainkojalearenganaino jainkojaleenganaino jainkojaleonganaino
inan. jainkojaletaraino jainkojaleraino jainkojaleetaraino jainkojaleotaraino
directive anim. jainkojalerenganantz jainkojalearenganantz jainkojaleenganantz jainkojaleonganantz
inan. jainkojaletarantz jainkojalerantz jainkojaleetarantz jainkojaleotarantz
destinative anim. jainkojalerenganako jainkojalearenganako jainkojaleenganako jainkojaleonganako
inan. jainkojaletarako jainkojalerako jainkojaleetarako jainkojaleotarako
ablative anim. jainkojalerengandik jainkojalearengandik jainkojaleengandik jainkojaleongandik
inan. jainkojaletatik jainkojaletik jainkojaleetatik jainkojaleotatik
partitive jainkojalerik — — —
prolative jainkojaletzat — — —

Further reading

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