kanixe

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from French caniche.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaniʃe/ [ka.ni.ʃe]
  • Rhymes: -iʃe, -e
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ni‧xe

Noun

kanixe anim

  1. poodle (dog)

Declension

Declension of kanixe (animate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive kanixe kanixea kanixeak
ergative kanixek kanixeak kanixeek
dative kanixeri kanixeari kanixeei
genitive kanixeren kanixearen kanixeen
comitative kanixerekin kanixearekin kanixeekin
causative kanixerengatik kanixearengatik kanixeengatik
benefactive kanixerentzat kanixearentzat kanixeentzat
instrumental kanixez kanixeaz kanixeez
inessive kanixerengan kanixearengan kanixeengan
locative
allative kanixerengana kanixearengana kanixeengana
terminative kanixerenganaino kanixearenganaino kanixeenganaino
directive kanixerenganantz kanixearenganantz kanixeenganantz
destinative kanixerenganako kanixearenganako kanixeenganako
ablative kanixerengandik kanixearengandik kanixeengandik
partitive kanixerik
prolative kanixetzat

Further reading

  • kanixe”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]