ijito
Basque
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Egipto (“Egypt”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /iʒito/ [i.ʒi.t̪o]
- IPA(key): (Southern) /ixito/ [i.xi.t̪o]
- Rhymes: -ito, -o
- Hyphenation: i‧ji‧to
Noun
ijito anim
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | ijito | ijitoa | ijitoak |
| ergative | ijitok | ijitoak | ijitoek |
| dative | ijitori | ijitoari | ijitoei |
| genitive | ijitoren | ijitoaren | ijitoen |
| comitative | ijitorekin | ijitoarekin | ijitoekin |
| causative | ijitorengatik | ijitoarengatik | ijitoengatik |
| benefactive | ijitorentzat | ijitoarentzat | ijitoentzat |
| instrumental | ijitoz | ijitoaz | ijitoez |
| inessive | ijitorengan | ijitoarengan | ijitoengan |
| locative | — | — | — |
| allative | ijitorengana | ijitoarengana | ijitoengana |
| terminative | ijitorenganaino | ijitoarenganaino | ijitoenganaino |
| directive | ijitorenganantz | ijitoarenganantz | ijitoenganantz |
| destinative | ijitorenganako | ijitoarenganako | ijitoenganako |
| ablative | ijitorengandik | ijitoarengandik | ijitoengandik |
| partitive | ijitorik | — | — |
| prolative | ijitotzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- ijito-sardina (“European sprat”)
- ijitokeria
- ijitokume
Further reading
- “ijito”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “ijito”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005