ikurrin

Basque

Ikurrin

Etymology

A neologism coined by Sabino Arana in 1897. It originates from the hypothetical verb *ikurri, whose root Arana extracted from its causative form, irakurri (“to read”), with the artificial meaning of “to signify”.

Pronunciation

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Noun

ikurrin inan

1. ikurriña; the flag of the Basque Country

Declension

Declension of ikurrin (inanimate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	ikurrin	ikurrina	ikurrinak
ergative	ikurrinek	ikurrinak	ikurrinek
dative	ikurrini	ikurrinari	ikurrinei
genitive	ikurrinen	ikurrinaren	ikurrinen
comitative	ikurrinekin	ikurrinarekin	ikurrinekin
causative	ikurrinengatik	ikurrinarengatik	ikurrinengatik
benefactive	ikurrinentzat	ikurrinarentzat	ikurrinentzat
instrumental	ikurrinez	ikurrinaz	ikurrinez
inessive	ikurrinetan	ikurrinean	ikurrinetan
locative	ikurrinetako	ikurrineko	ikurrinetako
allative	ikurrinetara	ikurrinera	ikurrinetara
terminative	ikurrinetaraino	ikurrineraino	ikurrinetaraino
directive	ikurrinetarantz	ikurrinerantz	ikurrinetarantz
destinative	ikurrinetarako	ikurrinerako	ikurrinetarako
ablative	ikurrinetatik	ikurrinetik	ikurrinetatik
partitive	ikurrinik	—	—
prolative	ikurrintzat	—	—

Synonyms

• (flag): bandera

Descendants

• → Spanish: ikurriña
  • → English: ikurriña

Further reading

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