marroi
Basque
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish marrón, from French marron.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /maroi̯/ [ma.roi̯]
- Rhymes: -aroi̯, -oi̯
- Hyphenation: ma‧rroi
Adjective
marroi (comparative marroiago, superlative marroien, excessive marroiegi)
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | marroi | marroia | marroiak | marroiok | |
| ergative | marroik | marroiak | marroiek | marroiok | |
| dative | marroiri | marroiari | marroiei | marroioi | |
| genitive | marroiren | marroiaren | marroien | marroion | |
| comitative | marroirekin | marroiarekin | marroiekin | marroiokin | |
| causative | marroirengatik | marroiarengatik | marroiengatik | marroiongatik | |
| benefactive | marroirentzat | marroiarentzat | marroientzat | marroiontzat | |
| instrumental | marroiz | marroiaz | marroiez | marroiotaz | |
| innesive | anim. | marroirengan | marroiarengan | marroiengan | marroiongan |
| inan. | marroitan | marroian | marroietan | marroiotan | |
| locative | anim. | — | — | — | — |
| inan. | marroitako | marroiko | marroietako | marroiotako | |
| allative | anim. | marroirengana | marroiarengana | marroiengana | marroiongana |
| inan. | marroitara | marroira | marroietara | marroiotara | |
| terminative | anim. | marroirenganaino | marroiarenganaino | marroienganaino | marroionganaino |
| inan. | marroitaraino | marroiraino | marroietaraino | marroiotaraino | |
| directive | anim. | marroirenganantz | marroiarenganantz | marroienganantz | marroionganantz |
| inan. | marroitarantz | marroirantz | marroietarantz | marroiotarantz | |
| destinative | anim. | marroirenganako | marroiarenganako | marroienganako | marroionganako |
| inan. | marroitarako | marroirako | marroietarako | marroiotarako | |
| ablative | anim. | marroirengandik | marroiarengandik | marroiengandik | marroiongandik |
| inan. | marroitatik | marroitik | marroietatik | marroiotatik | |
| partitive | marroirik | — | — | — | |
| prolative | marroitzat | — | — | — | |
Derived terms
- marroixka (“brownish”)
See also
| zuri | gris | beltz |
| gorri | laranja; marroi | hori |
| berde | ||
| oztin | urdin | |
| ubel | more | arrosa |
Further reading
- “marroi”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “marroi”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005