penintsula
Basque
Etymology
From Spanish península, from Latin paenīnsula.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ula, -a
- Hyphenation: pe‧nin‧tsu‧la
Noun
penintsula inan
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | penintsula | penintsula | penintsulak | penintsulok |
| ergative | penintsulak | penintsulak | penintsulek | penintsulok |
| dative | penintsulari | penintsulari | penintsulei | penintsuloi |
| genitive | penintsularen | penintsularen | penintsulen | penintsulon |
| comitative | penintsularekin | penintsularekin | penintsulekin | penintsulokin |
| causative | penintsularengatik | penintsularengatik | penintsulengatik | penintsulongatik |
| benefactive | penintsularentzat | penintsularentzat | penintsulentzat | penintsulontzat |
| instrumental | penintsulaz | penintsulaz | penintsulez | penintsulotaz |
| innesive | penintsulatan | penintsulan | penintsuletan | penintsulotan |
| locative | penintsulatako | penintsulako | penintsuletako | penintsulotako |
| allative | penintsulatara | penintsulara | penintsuletara | penintsulotara |
| terminative | penintsulataraino | penintsularaino | penintsuletaraino | penintsulotaraino |
| directive | penintsulatarantz | penintsularantz | penintsuletarantz | penintsulotarantz |
| destinative | penintsulatarako | penintsularako | penintsuletarako | penintsulotarako |
| ablative | penintsulatatik | penintsulatik | penintsuletatik | penintsulotatik |
| partitive | penintsularik | — | — | — |
| prolative | penintsulatzat | — | — | — |
Derived terms
- Iberiar penintsula (“Iberian peninsula”)
Further reading
- “penintsula”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “penintsula”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005