maitemin
Basque edit
Etymology edit
Compound of maite (“love”) + min (“pain, longing”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
maitemin inan
Declension edit
Declension of maitemin (inanimate, ending in consonant)
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | maitemin | maitemina | maiteminak |
| ergative | maiteminek | maiteminak | maiteminek |
| dative | maitemini | maiteminari | maiteminei |
| genitive | maiteminen | maiteminaren | maiteminen |
| comitative | maiteminekin | maiteminarekin | maiteminekin |
| causative | maiteminengatik | maiteminarengatik | maiteminengatik |
| benefactive | maiteminentzat | maiteminarentzat | maiteminentzat |
| instrumental | maiteminez | maiteminaz | maiteminez |
| inessive | maiteminetan | maiteminean | maiteminetan |
| locative | maiteminetako | maitemineko | maiteminetako |
| allative | maiteminetara | maiteminera | maiteminetara |
| terminative | maiteminetaraino | maitemineraino | maiteminetaraino |
| directive | maiteminetarantz | maiteminerantz | maiteminetarantz |
| destinative | maiteminetarako | maiteminerako | maiteminetarako |
| ablative | maiteminetatik | maiteminetik | maiteminetatik |
| partitive | maiteminik | — | — |
| prolative | maitemintzat | — | — |
Derived terms edit
- maitemindu (“to fall in love”)
Further reading edit
- “maitemin”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “maitemin”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005