adei
Basque
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /adei̯/, [a.ð̞e̞i̯]
Noun
adei inan
- deference
- Synonym: adeitasun
- (religion) grace
Declension
| Declension of adei (inanimate, ending in vowel) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
| absolutive | adei | adeia | adeiak |
| ergative | adeik | adeiak | adeiek |
| dative | adeiri | adeiari | adeiei |
| genitive | adeiren | adeiaren | adeien |
| comitative | adeirekin | adeiarekin | adeiekin |
| causative | adeirengatik | adeiarengatik | adeiengatik |
| benefactive | adeirentzat | adeiarentzat | adeientzat |
| instrumental | adeiz | adeiaz | adeiez |
| inessive | adeitan | adeian | adeietan |
| locative | adeitako | adeiko | adeietako |
| allative | adeitara | adeira | adeietara |
| terminative | adeitaraino | adeiraino | adeietaraino |
| directive | adeitarantz | adeirantz | adeietarantz |
| destinative | adeitarako | adeirako | adeietarako |
| ablative | adeitatik | adeitik | adeietatik |
| partitive | adeirik | — | — |
| prolative | adeitzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- adei-lege (“courtesy”)
- adeitasun (“deference”) (see there for further derivations)
- adeitsu (“deferential”)
- adeitsuki (“respectfully”)
Further reading
- "adei" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “adei” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus