koldar
Basque
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koldar/ [kol̪.d̪ar]
- Rhymes: -oldar, -ar
- Hyphenation: kol‧dar
Adjective
koldar (comparative koldarrago, superlative koldarren, excessive koldarregi)
- cowardly
- Synonym: beldurti
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | koldar | koldarra | koldarrak | koldarrok | |
| ergative | koldarrek | koldarrak | koldarrek | koldarrok | |
| dative | koldarri | koldarrari | koldarrei | koldarroi | |
| genitive | koldarren | koldarraren | koldarren | koldarron | |
| comitative | koldarrekin | koldarrarekin | koldarrekin | koldarrokin | |
| causative | koldarrengatik | koldarrarengatik | koldarrengatik | koldarrongatik | |
| benefactive | koldarrentzat | koldarrarentzat | koldarrentzat | koldarrontzat | |
| instrumental | koldarrez | koldarraz | koldarrez | koldarrotaz | |
| innesive | anim. | koldarrengan | koldarrarengan | koldarrengan | koldarrongan |
| inan. | koldarretan | koldarrean | koldarretan | koldarrotan | |
| locative | anim. | — | — | — | — |
| inan. | koldarretako | koldarreko | koldarretako | koldarrotako | |
| allative | anim. | koldarrengana | koldarrarengana | koldarrengana | koldarrongana |
| inan. | koldarretara | koldarrera | koldarretara | koldarrotara | |
| terminative | anim. | koldarrenganaino | koldarrarenganaino | koldarrenganaino | koldarronganaino |
| inan. | koldarretaraino | koldarreraino | koldarretaraino | koldarrotaraino | |
| directive | anim. | koldarrenganantz | koldarrarenganantz | koldarrenganantz | koldarronganantz |
| inan. | koldarretarantz | koldarrerantz | koldarretarantz | koldarrotarantz | |
| destinative | anim. | koldarrenganako | koldarrarenganako | koldarrenganako | koldarronganako |
| inan. | koldarretarako | koldarrerako | koldarretarako | koldarrotarako | |
| ablative | anim. | koldarrengandik | koldarrarengandik | koldarrengandik | koldarrongandik |
| inan. | koldarretatik | koldarretik | koldarretatik | koldarrotatik | |
| partitive | koldarrik | — | — | — | |
| prolative | koldartzat | — | — | — | |
Derived terms
- koldarkeria (“cowardice”)
- koldartasun (“cowardice”)
- koldartu (“to frighten”)
Further reading
- “koldar”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “koldar”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005