mugagabe
Basque
Etymology
From muga (“limit, boundary”) + -gabe (“-less”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muɡaɡabe/ [mu.ɣ̞a.ɣ̞a.β̞e]
- Rhymes: -abe, -e
- Hyphenation: mu‧ga‧ga‧be
Adjective
mugagabe (not comparable)
- infinite, limitless
- Synonym: baztergabe
- (linguistics) indefinite
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | mugagabe | mugagabea | mugagabeak | mugagabeok | |
| ergative | mugagabek | mugagabeak | mugagabeek | mugagabeok | |
| dative | mugagaberi | mugagabeari | mugagabeei | mugagabeoi | |
| genitive | mugagaberen | mugagabearen | mugagabeen | mugagabeon | |
| comitative | mugagaberekin | mugagabearekin | mugagabeekin | mugagabeokin | |
| causative | mugagaberengatik | mugagabearengatik | mugagabeengatik | mugagabeongatik | |
| benefactive | mugagaberentzat | mugagabearentzat | mugagabeentzat | mugagabeontzat | |
| instrumental | mugagabez | mugagabeaz | mugagabeez | mugagabeotaz | |
| innesive | anim. | mugagaberengan | mugagabearengan | mugagabeengan | mugagabeongan |
| inan. | mugagabetan | mugagabean | mugagabeetan | mugagabeotan | |
| locative | anim. | — | — | — | — |
| inan. | mugagabetako | mugagabeko | mugagabeetako | mugagabeotako | |
| allative | anim. | mugagaberengana | mugagabearengana | mugagabeengana | mugagabeongana |
| inan. | mugagabetara | mugagabera | mugagabeetara | mugagabeotara | |
| terminative | anim. | mugagaberenganaino | mugagabearenganaino | mugagabeenganaino | mugagabeonganaino |
| inan. | mugagabetaraino | mugagaberaino | mugagabeetaraino | mugagabeotaraino | |
| directive | anim. | mugagaberenganantz | mugagabearenganantz | mugagabeenganantz | mugagabeonganantz |
| inan. | mugagabetarantz | mugagaberantz | mugagabeetarantz | mugagabeotarantz | |
| destinative | anim. | mugagaberenganako | mugagabearenganako | mugagabeenganako | mugagabeonganako |
| inan. | mugagabetarako | mugagaberako | mugagabeetarako | mugagabeotarako | |
| ablative | anim. | mugagaberengandik | mugagabearengandik | mugagabeengandik | mugagabeongandik |
| inan. | mugagabetatik | mugagabetik | mugagabeetatik | mugagabeotatik | |
| partitive | mugagaberik | — | — | — | |
| prolative | mugagabetzat | — | — | — | |
Derived terms
- mugagabeko
- mugagabetasun
Further reading
- “mugagabe”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “mugagabe”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005