aldapa

Basque

Etymology

From the noun alde (“side”), with some obscure suffix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aldapa/, [al̪.d̪a.pa]

Noun

aldapa inan

1. slope
2. (Northern) hill
3. (figurative) difficulty

Declension

Declension of aldapa (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
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

• aldapan behera (“downhill”)
• aldapan gora (“uphill”)
• aldapatsu (“steep”)

 

Further reading

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