marroi

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish marrón, from French marron.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /maroi̯/ [ma.roi̯]
• Rhymes: -aroi̯
• Hyphenation: ma‧rroi

Adjective

marroi (comparative marroiago, superlative marroien, excessive marroiegi)

1. brown

Declension

Declension of marroi (adjective, ending in vowel)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		marroi	marroia	marroiak
ergative		marroik	marroiak	marroiek
dative		marroiri	marroiari	marroiei
genitive		marroiren	marroiaren	marroien
comitative		marroirekin	marroiarekin	marroiekin
causative		marroirengatik	marroiarengatik	marroiengatik
benefactive		marroirentzat	marroiarentzat	marroientzat
instrumental		marroiz	marroiaz	marroiez
inessive	anim.	marroirengan	marroiarengan	marroiengan
	inanim.	marroitan	marroian	marroietan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
	inanim.	marroitako	marroiko	marroietako
allative	anim.	marroirengana	marroiarengana	marroiengana
	inanim.	marroitara	marroira	marroietara
terminative	anim.	marroirenganaino	marroiarenganaino	marroienganaino
	inanim.	marroitaraino	marroiraino	marroietaraino
directive	anim.	marroirenganantz	marroiarenganantz	marroienganantz
	inanim.	marroitarantz	marroirantz	marroietarantz
destinative	anim.	marroirenganako	marroiarenganako	marroienganako
	inanim.	marroitarako	marroirako	marroietarako
ablative	anim.	marroirengandik	marroiarengandik	marroiengandik
	inanim.	marroitatik	marroitik	marroietatik
partitive		marroirik	—	—
prolative		marroitzat	—	—

Derived terms

• marroixka (“brownish”)

 

See also

Colors in Basque · koloreak (layout · text)

zuri	gris	beltz
gorri	laranja; marroi	hori
	berde
	oztin	urdin
ubel	more	arrosa

Further reading

• “marroi”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “marroi”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005