adigabe

Basque

Etymology

From adi (“attention”) +‎ -gabe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adiɡabe/ [a.ð̞i.ɣ̞a.β̞e]
• Rhymes: -abe
• Hyphenation: a‧di‧ga‧be

Adjective

adigabe (comparative adigabeago, superlative adigabeen, excessive adigabeegi)

1. absent-minded

   Synonym: adigalkor

Declension

Declension of adigabe (adjective, ending in vowel)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		adigabe	adigabea	adigabeak
ergative		adigabek	adigabeak	adigabeek
dative		adigaberi	adigabeari	adigabeei
genitive		adigaberen	adigabearen	adigabeen
comitative		adigaberekin	adigabearekin	adigabeekin
causative		adigaberengatik	adigabearengatik	adigabeengatik
benefactive		adigaberentzat	adigabearentzat	adigabeentzat
instrumental		adigabez	adigabeaz	adigabeez
inessive	anim.	adigaberengan	adigabearengan	adigabeengan
	inanim.	adigabetan	adigabean	adigabeetan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
	inanim.	adigabetako	adigabeko	adigabeetako
allative	anim.	adigaberengana	adigabearengana	adigabeengana
	inanim.	adigabetara	adigabera	adigabeetara
terminative	anim.	adigaberenganaino	adigabearenganaino	adigabeenganaino
	inanim.	adigabetaraino	adigaberaino	adigabeetaraino
directive	anim.	adigaberenganantz	adigabearenganantz	adigabeenganantz
	inanim.	adigabetarantz	adigaberantz	adigabeetarantz
destinative	anim.	adigaberenganako	adigabearenganako	adigabeenganako
	inanim.	adigabetarako	adigaberako	adigabeetarako
ablative	anim.	adigaberengandik	adigabearengandik	adigabeengandik
	inanim.	adigabetatik	adigabetik	adigabeetatik
partitive		adigaberik	—	—
prolative		adigabetzat	—	—

Derived terms

• adigabetu (“to get distracted”)

 

Further reading

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