pattal

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pacal/ [pa.cal]
• Rhymes: -acal
• Hyphenation: pa‧ttal

Adjective

pattal (comparative pattalago, superlative pattalen, excessive pattalegi)

1. (Southern) weak, unwell

   Synonym: txakal

Declension

Declension of pattal (adjective, ending in consonant)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		pattal	pattala	pattalak
ergative		pattalek	pattalak	pattalek
dative		pattali	pattalari	pattalei
genitive		pattalen	pattalaren	pattalen
comitative		pattalekin	pattalarekin	pattalekin
causative		pattalengatik	pattalarengatik	pattalengatik
benefactive		pattalentzat	pattalarentzat	pattalentzat
instrumental		pattalez	pattalaz	pattalez
inessive	anim.	pattalengan	pattalarengan	pattalengan
	inanim.	pattaletan	pattalean	pattaletan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
	inanim.	pattaletako	pattaleko	pattaletako
allative	anim.	pattalengana	pattalarengana	pattalengana
	inanim.	pattaletara	pattalera	pattaletara
terminative	anim.	pattalenganaino	pattalarenganaino	pattalenganaino
	inanim.	pattaletaraino	pattaleraino	pattaletaraino
directive	anim.	pattalenganantz	pattalarenganantz	pattalenganantz
	inanim.	pattaletarantz	pattalerantz	pattaletarantz
destinative	anim.	pattalenganako	pattalarenganako	pattalenganako
	inanim.	pattaletarako	pattalerako	pattaletarako
ablative	anim.	pattalengandik	pattalarengandik	pattalengandik
	inanim.	pattaletatik	pattaletik	pattaletatik
partitive		pattalik	—	—
prolative		pattaltzat	—	—

Derived terms

• pattalaldi
• pattaldu (“to weaken”)

 

Verb

pattal

1. Short form of pattaldu (“to weaken”).

Further reading

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