afalaitzin

Basque

Etymology

From afaldu (“to have dinner”) +‎ aitzin (“front, time before”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afalai̯t͡s̻in/ [a.fa.lai̯.t͡s̻ĩn]
• Rhymes: -ai̯ts̻in
• Hyphenation: a‧fa‧lai‧tzin

Noun

afalaitzin inan

1. (Northern) time before dinner

   Synonym: afalaurre

Declension

Declension of afalaitzin (inanimate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	afalaitzin	afalaitzina	afalaitzinak
ergative	afalaitzinek	afalaitzinak	afalaitzinek
dative	afalaitzini	afalaitzinari	afalaitzinei
genitive	afalaitzinen	afalaitzinaren	afalaitzinen
comitative	afalaitzinekin	afalaitzinarekin	afalaitzinekin
causative	afalaitzinengatik	afalaitzinarengatik	afalaitzinengatik
benefactive	afalaitzinentzat	afalaitzinarentzat	afalaitzinentzat
instrumental	afalaitzinez	afalaitzinaz	afalaitzinez
inessive	afalaitzinetan	afalaitzinean	afalaitzinetan
locative	afalaitzinetako	afalaitzineko	afalaitzinetako
allative	afalaitzinetara	afalaitzinera	afalaitzinetara
terminative	afalaitzinetaraino	afalaitzineraino	afalaitzinetaraino
directive	afalaitzinetarantz	afalaitzinerantz	afalaitzinetarantz
destinative	afalaitzinetarako	afalaitzinerako	afalaitzinetarako
ablative	afalaitzinetatik	afalaitzinetik	afalaitzinetatik
partitive	afalaitzinik	—	—
prolative	afalaitzintzat	—	—

Further reading

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