tauromakia

Basque

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ταῦρος (taûros, bull) + μάχη (mákhē, battle), from μάχομαι (mákhomai, I do battle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tau̯ɾomakia/, [t̪au̯.ɾo̞.ma.ki.a]

Noun

tauromakia inan

  1. bullfighting, tauromachy

Declension

Declension of tauromakia (inan a-stem)
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive tauromakia tauromakia tauromakiak tauromakiok
ergative tauromakiak tauromakiak tauromakiek tauromakiok
dative tauromakiari tauromakiari tauromakiei tauromakioi
genitive tauromakiaren tauromakiaren tauromakien tauromakion
comitative tauromakiarekin tauromakiarekin tauromakiekin tauromakiokin
causative tauromakiarengatik tauromakiarengatik tauromakiengatik tauromakiongatik
benefactive tauromakiarentzat tauromakiarentzat tauromakientzat tauromakiontzat
instrumental tauromakiaz tauromakiaz tauromakiez tauromakiotaz
innesive tauromakiatan tauromakian tauromakietan tauromakiotan
locative tauromakiatako tauromakiako tauromakietako tauromakiotako
allative tauromakiatara tauromakiara tauromakietara tauromakiotara
terminative tauromakiataraino tauromakiaraino tauromakietaraino tauromakiotaraino
directive tauromakiatarantz tauromakiarantz tauromakietarantz tauromakiotarantz
destinative tauromakiatarako tauromakiarako tauromakietarako tauromakiotarako
ablative tauromakiatatik tauromakiatik tauromakietatik tauromakiotatik
partitive tauromakiarik
prolative tauromakiatzat

Further reading

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