Koldo

Basque

Etymology

Clipping of Koldobika, coined by Sabino Arana in the 19th century from Latin Clodovicus, itself from Frankish *Hlōdowig.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koldo/ [kol̪.d̪o]
  • Rhymes: -oldo, -o
  • Hyphenation: Kol‧do

Proper noun

Koldo anim

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Louis
    • 2016 February 12, “Koldo Zubeldia poetak, publikatzeko orduan, bide berriari ekin dio”, in El Diario Vasco[1]:
      Esan bezala, lanean serio jarraitzen du Koldok: poemagin-tzan, errezitaldiak ematen, Segura Irraiko 'Itaka' programan, eta abar.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of Koldo (animate, ending in vowel)
indefinite
absolutive Koldo
ergative Koldok
dative Koldori
genitive Koldoren
comitative Koldorekin
causative Koldorengatik
benefactive Koldorentzat
instrumental Koldoz
inessive Koldorengan
locative
allative Koldorengana
terminative Koldorenganaino
directive Koldorenganantz
destinative Koldorenganako
ablative Koldorengandik
partitive Koldorik
prolative Koldotzat

Descendants

  • Spanish: Koldo

References

  1. ^ Koldo”, in Euskal Onomastikaren Datutegia [Basque Onomastic Database], Euskaltzaindia