adargabe
Basque
Etymology
From adar (“horn, branch”) + -gabe (“-less”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /adarɡabe/, [a.ð̞ar.ɣ̞a.β̞e̞]
Noun
adargabe (comparative adargabeago, superlative adargabeen, excessive adargabeegi)
- lacking horns
- lacking branches
Declension
| Declension of adargabe (adjective, ending in vowel) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | ||
| absolutive | adargabe | adargabea | adargabeak | |
| ergative | adargabek | adargabeak | adargabeek | |
| dative | adargaberi | adargabeari | adargabeei | |
| genitive | adargaberen | adargabearen | adargabeen | |
| comitative | adargaberekin | adargabearekin | adargabeekin | |
| causative | adargaberengatik | adargabearengatik | adargabeengatik | |
| benefactive | adargaberentzat | adargabearentzat | adargabeentzat | |
| instrumental | adargabez | adargabeaz | adargabeez | |
| inessive | anim. | adargaberengan | adargabearengan | adargabeengan |
| inanim. | adargabetan | adargabean | adargabeetan | |
| locative | anim. | — | — | — |
| inanim. | adargabetako | adargabeko | adargabeetako | |
| allative | anim. | adargaberengana | adargabearengana | adargabeengana |
| inanim. | adargabetara | adargabera | adargabeetara | |
| terminative | anim. | adargaberenganaino | adargabearenganaino | adargabeenganaino |
| inanim. | adargabetaraino | adargaberaino | adargabeetaraino | |
| directive | anim. | adargaberenganantz | adargabearenganantz | adargabeenganantz |
| inanim. | adargabetarantz | adargaberantz | adargabeetarantz | |
| destinative | anim. | adargaberenganako | adargabearenganako | adargabeenganako |
| inanim. | adargabetarako | adargaberako | adargabeetarako | |
| ablative | anim. | adargaberengandik | adargabearengandik | adargabeengandik |
| inanim. | adargabetatik | adargabetik | adargabeetatik | |
| partitive | adargaberik | — | — | |
| prolative | adargabetzat | — | — | |
Further reading
- "adargabe" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “adargabe” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus