kurrinka

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kurinka/ [ku.riŋ.ka]
• Rhymes: -inka
• Hyphenation: ku‧rrin‧ka

Noun

kurrinka inan

1. grunt (cry of a pig)

Declension

Declension of kurrinka (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	kurrinka	kurrinka	kurrinkak
ergative	kurrinkak	kurrinkak	kurrinkek
dative	kurrinkari	kurrinkari	kurrinkei
genitive	kurrinkaren	kurrinkaren	kurrinken
comitative	kurrinkarekin	kurrinkarekin	kurrinkekin
causative	kurrinkarengatik	kurrinkarengatik	kurrinkengatik
benefactive	kurrinkarentzat	kurrinkarentzat	kurrinkentzat
instrumental	kurrinkaz	kurrinkaz	kurrinkez
inessive	kurrinkatan	kurrinkan	kurrinketan
locative	kurrinkatako	kurrinkako	kurrinketako
allative	kurrinkatara	kurrinkara	kurrinketara
terminative	kurrinkataraino	kurrinkaraino	kurrinketaraino
directive	kurrinkatarantz	kurrinkarantz	kurrinketarantz
destinative	kurrinkatarako	kurrinkarako	kurrinketarako
ablative	kurrinkatatik	kurrinkatik	kurrinketatik
partitive	kurrinkarik	—	—
prolative	kurrinkatzat	—	—

Derived terms

• kurrinkatu (“to grunt”)

 

Further reading

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