zimiko
Basque
Alternative forms
- tximiko (Biscayan, Gipuzkoan)
- tzimiko
- ximiko (Navarro-Lapurdian)
Etymology
From zimur (“wrinkle”) + -ko.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iko, -o
- Hyphenation: zi‧mi‧ko
Noun
zimiko inan
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | zimiko | zimikoa | zimikoak | zimikook |
| ergative | zimikok | zimikoak | zimikoek | zimikook |
| dative | zimikori | zimikoari | zimikoei | zimikooi |
| genitive | zimikoren | zimikoaren | zimikoen | zimikoon |
| comitative | zimikorekin | zimikoarekin | zimikoekin | zimikookin |
| causative | zimikorengatik | zimikoarengatik | zimikoengatik | zimikoongatik |
| benefactive | zimikorentzat | zimikoarentzat | zimikoentzat | zimikoontzat |
| instrumental | zimikoz | zimikoaz | zimikoez | zimikootaz |
| innesive | zimikotan | zimikoan | zimikoetan | zimikootan |
| locative | zimikotako | zimikoko | zimikoetako | zimikootako |
| allative | zimikotara | zimikora | zimikoetara | zimikootara |
| terminative | zimikotaraino | zimikoraino | zimikoetaraino | zimikootaraino |
| directive | zimikotarantz | zimikorantz | zimikoetarantz | zimikootarantz |
| destinative | zimikotarako | zimikorako | zimikoetarako | zimikootarako |
| ablative | zimikotatik | zimikotik | zimikoetatik | zimikootatik |
| partitive | zimikorik | — | — | — |
| prolative | zimikotzat | — | — | — |
Derived terms
- zimiko egin
- zimikoka
Further reading
- “zimiko”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “zimiko”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005