ahaldun

Basque

Etymology

From ahal (“might, power”) +‎ -dun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /ahaldun/ [a.hal̪.d̪ũn]
• IPA^(key): (Southern) /aldun/ [al̪.d̪ũn]
• Rhymes: -aldun
• Hyphenation: a‧hal‧dun

Adjective

ahaldun (comparative ahaldunago, superlative ahaldunen, excessive ahaldunegi)

1. powerful

Declension

Declension of ahaldun (adjective, ending in consonant)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		ahaldun	ahalduna	ahaldunak
ergative		ahaldunek	ahaldunak	ahaldunek
dative		ahalduni	ahaldunari	ahaldunei
genitive		ahaldunen	ahaldunaren	ahaldunen
comitative		ahaldunekin	ahaldunarekin	ahaldunekin
causative		ahaldunengatik	ahaldunarengatik	ahaldunengatik
benefactive		ahaldunentzat	ahaldunarentzat	ahaldunentzat
instrumental		ahaldunez	ahaldunaz	ahaldunez
inessive	anim.	ahaldunengan	ahaldunarengan	ahaldunengan
	inanim.	ahaldunetan	ahaldunean	ahaldunetan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
	inanim.	ahaldunetako	ahalduneko	ahaldunetako
allative	anim.	ahaldunengana	ahaldunarengana	ahaldunengana
	inanim.	ahaldunetara	ahaldunera	ahaldunetara
terminative	anim.	ahaldunenganaino	ahaldunarenganaino	ahaldunenganaino
	inanim.	ahaldunetaraino	ahalduneraino	ahaldunetaraino
directive	anim.	ahaldunenganantz	ahaldunarenganantz	ahaldunenganantz
	inanim.	ahaldunetarantz	ahaldunerantz	ahaldunetarantz
destinative	anim.	ahaldunenganako	ahaldunarenganako	ahaldunenganako
	inanim.	ahaldunetarako	ahaldunerako	ahaldunetarako
ablative	anim.	ahaldunengandik	ahaldunarengandik	ahaldunengandik
	inanim.	ahaldunetatik	ahaldunetik	ahaldunetatik
partitive		ahaldunik	—	—
prolative		ahalduntzat	—	—

Noun

ahaldun anim

1. deputy
2. councillor, minister (head of a department in the government of a Basque province)

Declension

Declension of ahaldun (animate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	ahaldun	ahalduna	ahaldunak
ergative	ahaldunek	ahaldunak	ahaldunek
dative	ahalduni	ahaldunari	ahaldunei
genitive	ahaldunen	ahaldunaren	ahaldunen
comitative	ahaldunekin	ahaldunarekin	ahaldunekin
causative	ahaldunengatik	ahaldunarengatik	ahaldunengatik
benefactive	ahaldunentzat	ahaldunarentzat	ahaldunentzat
instrumental	ahaldunez	ahaldunaz	ahaldunez
inessive	ahaldunengan	ahaldunarengan	ahaldunengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	ahaldunengana	ahaldunarengana	ahaldunengana
terminative	ahaldunenganaino	ahaldunarenganaino	ahaldunenganaino
directive	ahaldunenganantz	ahaldunarenganantz	ahaldunenganantz
destinative	ahaldunenganako	ahaldunarenganako	ahaldunenganako
ablative	ahaldunengandik	ahaldunarengandik	ahaldunengandik
partitive	ahaldunik	—	—
prolative	ahalduntzat	—	—

Derived terms

• ahaldun nagusi
• ahaldundu
• ahaldungai

 

Further reading

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