jainko
Basque
Etymology
Unknown. Perhaps a very irregular contraction of Jaungoiko (“God”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /ɟai̯nko/ [ɟai̯ŋ.ko]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ai̯nko, -o
- Hyphenation: jain‧ko
Noun
jainko anim
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | jainko | jainkoa | jainkoak |
| ergative | jainkok | jainkoak | jainkoek |
| dative | jainkori | jainkoari | jainkoei |
| genitive | jainkoren | jainkoaren | jainkoen |
| comitative | jainkorekin | jainkoarekin | jainkoekin |
| causative | jainkorengatik | jainkoarengatik | jainkoengatik |
| benefactive | jainkorentzat | jainkoarentzat | jainkoentzat |
| instrumental | jainkoz | jainkoaz | jainkoez |
| inessive | jainkorengan | jainkoarengan | jainkoengan |
| locative | — | — | — |
| allative | jainkorengana | jainkoarengana | jainkoengana |
| terminative | jainkorenganaino | jainkoarenganaino | jainkoenganaino |
| directive | jainkorenganantz | jainkoarenganantz | jainkoenganantz |
| destinative | jainkorenganako | jainkoarenganako | jainkoenganako |
| ablative | jainkorengandik | jainkoarengandik | jainkoengandik |
| partitive | jainkorik | — | — |
| prolative | jainkotzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- jainko txiki (“admired person, idol”)
- Jainkoa (“God”) (see there for further derivations)
- jainkoaganatu (“to approach God”)
- jainkoaizun (“fake god”)
- jainkoaizunkeria (“idolatry”)
- jainkoespen (“deification”)
- jainkoetsi (“to deify”)
- jainkogabe (“atheist”)
- jainkogabetasun (“atheism”)
- jainkoilo (“butterfly”)
- jainkojale (“holier-than-thou”)
- jainkosa (“goddess”)
- jainkotasun (“divinity”)
- jainkotegi (“temple, shrine”)
- jainkoti (“devout”)
- jainkotiar (“devout”)
- jainkotu (“to deify”)
- jainkozale (“devout”)
- jainkozaletasun (“devotion”)
- jainkozko (“divine”)
- jainkoztatu (“to deify”)
References
- ^ R. L. Trask (2008) “jainko”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 240
Further reading
- “jainko”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “jainko”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005