basakatu
Basque
Etymology
From basa- (combining form of baso (“forest, wilderness”)) + katu (“cat”).
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /bas̺akatu/ [ba.s̺a.ka.t̪u]
- Rhymes: -atu, -u
- Hyphenation: ba‧sa‧ka‧tu
Noun
basakatu anim
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | basakatu | basakatua | basakatuak |
| ergative | basakatuk | basakatuak | basakatuek |
| dative | basakaturi | basakatuari | basakatuei |
| genitive | basakaturen | basakatuaren | basakatuen |
| comitative | basakaturekin | basakatuarekin | basakatuekin |
| causative | basakaturengatik | basakatuarengatik | basakatuengatik |
| benefactive | basakaturentzat | basakatuarentzat | basakatuentzat |
| instrumental | basakatuz | basakatuaz | basakatuez |
| inessive | basakaturengan | basakatuarengan | basakatuengan |
| locative | — | — | — |
| allative | basakaturengana | basakatuarengana | basakatuengana |
| terminative | basakaturenganaino | basakatuarenganaino | basakatuenganaino |
| directive | basakaturenganantz | basakatuarenganantz | basakatuenganantz |
| destinative | basakaturenganako | basakatuarenganako | basakatuenganako |
| ablative | basakaturengandik | basakatuarengandik | basakatuengandik |
| partitive | basakaturik | — | — |
| prolative | basakatutzat | — | — |
Further reading
- “basakatu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “basakatu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005