ikastun

Basque

Etymology

From ikasi (“to learn”) +‎ -dun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ikas̺tun/ [i.kas̺.t̪ũn]
• Rhymes: -as̺tun
• Hyphenation: i‧kas‧tun

Noun

ikastun anim

1. one who is studious
2. student, apprentice, disciple

Declension

Declension of ikastun (animate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	ikastun	ikastuna	ikastunak
ergative	ikastunek	ikastunak	ikastunek
dative	ikastuni	ikastunari	ikastunei
genitive	ikastunen	ikastunaren	ikastunen
comitative	ikastunekin	ikastunarekin	ikastunekin
causative	ikastunengatik	ikastunarengatik	ikastunengatik
benefactive	ikastunentzat	ikastunarentzat	ikastunentzat
instrumental	ikastunez	ikastunaz	ikastunez
inessive	ikastunengan	ikastunarengan	ikastunengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	ikastunengana	ikastunarengana	ikastunengana
terminative	ikastunenganaino	ikastunarenganaino	ikastunenganaino
directive	ikastunenganantz	ikastunarenganantz	ikastunenganantz
destinative	ikastunenganako	ikastunarenganako	ikastunenganako
ablative	ikastunengandik	ikastunarengandik	ikastunengandik
partitive	ikastunik	—	—
prolative	ikastuntzat	—	—

Adjective

ikastun (comparative ikastunago, superlative ikastunen, excessive ikastunegi)

1. studious, applied, hard-working
2. nerdy

Declension

Declension of ikastun (adjective, ending in consonant)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		ikastun	ikastuna	ikastunak
ergative		ikastunek	ikastunak	ikastunek
dative		ikastuni	ikastunari	ikastunei
genitive		ikastunen	ikastunaren	ikastunen
comitative		ikastunekin	ikastunarekin	ikastunekin
causative		ikastunengatik	ikastunarengatik	ikastunengatik
benefactive		ikastunentzat	ikastunarentzat	ikastunentzat
instrumental		ikastunez	ikastunaz	ikastunez
inessive	anim.	ikastunengan	ikastunarengan	ikastunengan
	inanim.	ikastunetan	ikastunean	ikastunetan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
	inanim.	ikastunetako	ikastuneko	ikastunetako
allative	anim.	ikastunengana	ikastunarengana	ikastunengana
	inanim.	ikastunetara	ikastunera	ikastunetara
terminative	anim.	ikastunenganaino	ikastunarenganaino	ikastunenganaino
	inanim.	ikastunetaraino	ikastuneraino	ikastunetaraino
directive	anim.	ikastunenganantz	ikastunarenganantz	ikastunenganantz
	inanim.	ikastunetarantz	ikastunerantz	ikastunetarantz
destinative	anim.	ikastunenganako	ikastunarenganako	ikastunenganako
	inanim.	ikastunetarako	ikastunerako	ikastunetarako
ablative	anim.	ikastunengandik	ikastunarengandik	ikastunengandik
	inanim.	ikastunetatik	ikastunetik	ikastunetatik
partitive		ikastunik	—	—
prolative		ikastuntzat	—	—

Further reading

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