tramankulu

Basque

FWOTD – 3 October 2023

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tramankulu/ [t̪ra.maŋ.ku.lu]
  • Rhymes: -ulu, -u
  • Hyphenation: tra‧man‧ku‧lu

Noun

tramankulu inan

  1. (informal) a large, useless or unusual machine, piece of junk
    Synonym: trepeta
    • 1961, Agustin Anabitarte, Aprika-ko basamortuan, Itxaropena Argitaldaria, page 61:
      Jeep ura sinist eziñeko tramankulu traketsa zan.
      That Jeep was an unbelievably clumsy piece of junk.

Declension

Declension of tramankulu (inan V-stem)
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive tramankulu tramankulua tramankuluak tramankuluok
ergative tramankuluk tramankuluak tramankuluek tramankuluok
dative tramankuluri tramankuluari tramankuluei tramankuluoi
genitive tramankuluren tramankuluaren tramankuluen tramankuluon
comitative tramankulurekin tramankuluarekin tramankuluekin tramankuluokin
causative tramankulurengatik tramankuluarengatik tramankuluengatik tramankuluongatik
benefactive tramankulurentzat tramankuluarentzat tramankuluentzat tramankuluontzat
instrumental tramankuluz tramankuluaz tramankuluez tramankuluotaz
innesive tramankulutan tramankuluan tramankuluetan tramankuluotan
locative tramankulutako tramankuluko tramankuluetako tramankuluotako
allative tramankulutara tramankulura tramankuluetara tramankuluotara
terminative tramankulutaraino tramankuluraino tramankuluetaraino tramankuluotaraino
directive tramankulutarantz tramankulurantz tramankuluetarantz tramankuluotarantz
destinative tramankulutarako tramankulurako tramankuluetarako tramankuluotarako
ablative tramankulutatik tramankulutik tramankuluetatik tramankuluotatik
partitive tramankulurik — — —
prolative tramankulutzat — — —

Descendants

  • → Spanish: tramánculo

Further reading

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