adartsu

Basque

Etymology

From adar (“branch, horn”) +‎ -tsu.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /adart͡s̺u/ [a.ð̞ar.t͡s̺u]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /adart͡s̻u/ [a.ð̞ar.t͡s̻u]

 
  • Rhymes: -arts̺u, -u
  • Rhymes: -arts̻u, -u

  • Hyphenation: a‧dar‧tsu

Adjective

adartsu (comparative adartsuago, superlative adartsuen, excessive adartsuegi)

  1. with many branches, branchy
  2. (rare) horny, horned (with horns)
    Synonym: adardun

Declension

Declension of adartsu (adjective, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive adartsu adartsua adartsuak
ergative adartsuk adartsuak adartsuek
dative adartsuri adartsuari adartsuei
genitive adartsuren adartsuaren adartsuen
comitative adartsurekin adartsuarekin adartsuekin
causative adartsurengatik adartsuarengatik adartsuengatik
benefactive adartsurentzat adartsuarentzat adartsuentzat
instrumental adartsuz adartsuaz adartsuez
inessive anim adartsurengan adartsuarengan adartsuengan
inan adartsutan adartsuan adartsuetan
locative anim — — —
inan adartsutako adartsuko adartsuetako
allative anim adartsurengana adartsuarengana adartsuengana
inan adartsutara adartsura adartsuetara
terminative anim adartsurenganaino adartsuarenganaino adartsuenganaino
inan adartsutaraino adartsuraino adartsuetaraino
directive anim adartsurenganantz adartsuarenganantz adartsuenganantz
inan adartsutarantz adartsurantz adartsuetarantz
destinative anim adartsurenganako adartsuarenganako adartsuenganako
inan adartsutarako adartsurako adartsuetarako
ablative anim adartsurengandik adartsuarengandik adartsuengandik
inan adartsutatik adartsutik adartsuetatik
partitive adartsurik — —
prolative adartsutzat — —

Further reading

  • “adartsu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • “adartsu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
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