jende

Basque

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin gentem, probably via Old Spanish yente or Spanish gente.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /ɟende/ [ɟẽn̪.d̪e]
 
  • IPA(key): (Gipuzkoan) /xende/ [xẽn̪.d̪e]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /d͡ʒende/ [d͡ʒẽn̪.d̪e]
  • IPA(key): (Navarrese) /jende/ [jẽn̪.d̪e]

  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ende, -e
  • Hyphenation: jen‧de

Noun

jende anim

  1. people
    • 1990, “Kaixo”, Fermin Muguruza (lyrics)‎[1]performed by Negu Gorriak:
      Egurrezko kutxa baten aldamenean / Jendea negarrez hasten da
      Next to a wooden box / People start crying

Declension

Declension of jende (anim V-stem)
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive jende jendea jendeak jendeok
ergative jendek jendeak jendeek jendeok
dative jenderi jendeari jendeei jendeoi
genitive jenderen jendearen jendeen jendeon
comitative jenderekin jendearekin jendeekin jendeokin
causative jenderengatik jendearengatik jendeengatik jendeongatik
benefactive jenderentzat jendearentzat jendeentzat jendeontzat
instrumental jendez jendeaz jendeez jendeotaz
innesive jenderengan jendearengan jendeengan jendeongan
locative — — — —
allative jenderengana jendearengana jendeengana jendeongana
terminative jenderenganaino jendearenganaino jendeenganaino jendeonganaino
directive jenderenganantz jendearenganantz jendeenganantz jendeonganantz
destinative jenderenganako jendearenganako jendeenganako jendeonganako
ablative jenderengandik jendearengandik jendeengandik jendeongandik
partitive jenderik — — —
prolative jendetzat — — —

Derived terms

  • jende-modu (“scum”)
  • jende-oste (“crowd”)
  • jende-talde (“crowd”)
  • jendetasun (“cordiality”)
  • jendetasunez (“politely”)
  • jendetsu (“populous”)
  • jendetu (“to civilize”)
  • jendetza (“crowd”)

See also

  • gizaki (“human being”)
  • pertsona (“person”)

Further reading

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