kilate

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish quilate, from Arabic قِيرَاط (qīrāṭ), from Ancient Greek κεράτιον (kerátion).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kilate/, [ki.la.t̪e̞]

Noun

kilate inan

1. karat, carat

Declension

Declension of kilate (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	kilate	kilatea	kilateak
ergative	kilatek	kilateak	kilateek
dative	kilateri	kilateari	kilateei
genitive	kilateren	kilatearen	kilateen
comitative	kilaterekin	kilatearekin	kilateekin
causative	kilaterengatik	kilatearengatik	kilateengatik
benefactive	kilaterentzat	kilatearentzat	kilateentzat
instrumental	kilatez	kilateaz	kilateez
inessive	kilatetan	kilatean	kilateetan
locative	kilatetako	kilateko	kilateetako
allative	kilatetara	kilatera	kilateetara
terminative	kilatetaraino	kilateraino	kilateetaraino
directive	kilatetarantz	kilaterantz	kilateetarantz
destinative	kilatetarako	kilaterako	kilateetarako
ablative	kilatetatik	kilatetik	kilateetatik
partitive	kilaterik	—	—
prolative	kilatetzat	—	—

Further reading

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

Spanish

Noun

kilate m (plural kilates)

1. Misspelling of quilate.