abadegai
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Basque
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From abade (“abbot”) + -gai (“candidate, aspirant”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]abadegai anim
Declension
[edit]Declension of abadegai (animate, ending in vowel)
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | abadegai | abadegaia | abadegaiak |
| ergative | abadegaik | abadegaiak | abadegaiek |
| dative | abadegairi | abadegaiari | abadegaiei |
| genitive | abadegairen | abadegaiaren | abadegaien |
| comitative | abadegairekin | abadegaiarekin | abadegaiekin |
| causative | abadegairengatik | abadegaiarengatik | abadegaiengatik |
| benefactive | abadegairentzat | abadegaiarentzat | abadegaientzat |
| instrumental | abadegaiz | abadegaiaz | abadegaiez |
| inessive | abadegairengan | abadegaiarengan | abadegaiengan |
| locative | — | — | — |
| allative | abadegairengana | abadegaiarengana | abadegaiengana |
| terminative | abadegairenganaino | abadegaiarenganaino | abadegaienganaino |
| directive | abadegairenganantz | abadegaiarenganantz | abadegaienganantz |
| destinative | abadegairenganako | abadegaiarenganako | abadegaienganako |
| ablative | abadegairengandik | abadegaiarengandik | abadegaiengandik |
| partitive | abadegairik | — | — |
| prolative | abadegaitzat | — | — |
Further reading
[edit]- “abadegai”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “abadegai”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005