ilun

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *iLun.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): (Southern) /iʎun/, [i.ʎũn]
• IPA^(key): (Northern) /ilun/, [i.lũn]

Adjective

ilun (comparative ilunago, superlative ilunen, excessive ilunegi)

1. dark

Declension

Declension of ilun (adjective, ending in consonant)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		ilun	iluna	ilunak
ergative		ilunek	ilunak	ilunek
dative		iluni	ilunari	ilunei
genitive		ilunen	ilunaren	ilunen
comitative		ilunekin	ilunarekin	ilunekin
causative		ilunengatik	ilunarengatik	ilunengatik
benefactive		ilunentzat	ilunarentzat	ilunentzat
instrumental		ilunez	ilunaz	ilunez
inessive	anim.	ilunengan	ilunarengan	ilunengan
	inanim.	ilunetan	ilunean	ilunetan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
	inanim.	ilunetako	iluneko	ilunetako
allative	anim.	ilunengana	ilunarengana	ilunengana
	inanim.	ilunetara	ilunera	ilunetara
terminative	anim.	ilunenganaino	ilunarenganaino	ilunenganaino
	inanim.	ilunetaraino	iluneraino	ilunetaraino
directive	anim.	ilunenganantz	ilunarenganantz	ilunenganantz
	inanim.	ilunetarantz	ilunerantz	ilunetarantz
destinative	anim.	ilunenganako	ilunarenganako	ilunenganako
	inanim.	ilunetarako	ilunerako	ilunetarako
ablative	anim.	ilunengandik	ilunarengandik	ilunengandik
	inanim.	ilunetatik	ilunetik	ilunetatik
partitive		ilunik	—	—
prolative		iluntzat	—	—

Further reading

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