aldapa
Basque
editEtymology
editFrom the noun alde (“side”), with some obscure suffix.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editaldapa inan
- slope
- (Northern) hill
- (figurative) difficulty
Declension
editDeclension of aldapa (inanimate, ending in -a)
indefinite | singular | plural | |
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absolutive | aldapa | aldapa | aldapak |
ergative | aldapak | aldapak | aldapek |
dative | aldapari | aldapari | aldapei |
genitive | aldaparen | aldaparen | aldapen |
comitative | aldaparekin | aldaparekin | aldapekin |
causative | aldaparengatik | aldaparengatik | aldapengatik |
benefactive | aldaparentzat | aldaparentzat | aldapentzat |
instrumental | aldapaz | aldapaz | aldapez |
inessive | aldapatan | aldapan | aldapetan |
locative | aldapatako | aldapako | aldapetako |
allative | aldapatara | aldapara | aldapetara |
terminative | aldapataraino | aldaparaino | aldapetaraino |
directive | aldapatarantz | aldaparantz | aldapetarantz |
destinative | aldapatarako | aldaparako | aldapetarako |
ablative | aldapatatik | aldapatik | aldapetatik |
partitive | aldaparik | — | — |
prolative | aldapatzat | — | — |
Derived terms
edit- aldapan behera (“downhill”)
- aldapan gora (“uphill”)
- aldapatsu (“steep”)
References
edit- ^ “al-” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
Further reading
edit- “aldapa”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “aldapa”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005