abantailos
Basque
Etymology
From French avantageux.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Southern) /abantaʎos̺/, [a.β̞ãn̪.t̪a.ʎo̞s̺]
- IPA(key): (Northern) /abantai̯los̺/, [a.β̞ãn̪.t̪ai̯.lo̞s̺]
Adjective
abantailos (comparative abantailosago, superlative abantailosen, excessive abantailosegi)
- (Northern) advantageous
- Synonym: abantailatsu
Declension
| Declension of abantailos (adjective, ending in consonant) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | ||
| absolutive | abantailos | abantailosa | abantailosak | |
| ergative | abantailosek | abantailosak | abantailosek | |
| dative | abantailosi | abantailosari | abantailosei | |
| genitive | abantailosen | abantailosaren | abantailosen | |
| comitative | abantailosekin | abantailosarekin | abantailosekin | |
| causative | abantailosengatik | abantailosarengatik | abantailosengatik | |
| benefactive | abantailosentzat | abantailosarentzat | abantailosentzat | |
| instrumental | abantailosez | abantailosaz | abantailosez | |
| inessive | anim. | abantailosengan | abantailosarengan | abantailosengan |
| inanim. | abantailosetan | abantailosean | abantailosetan | |
| locative | anim. | — | — | — |
| inanim. | abantailosetako | abantailoseko | abantailosetako | |
| allative | anim. | abantailosengana | abantailosarengana | abantailosengana |
| inanim. | abantailosetara | abantailosera | abantailosetara | |
| terminative | anim. | abantailosenganaino | abantailosarenganaino | abantailosenganaino |
| inanim. | abantailosetaraino | abantailoseraino | abantailosetaraino | |
| directive | anim. | abantailosenganantz | abantailosarenganantz | abantailosenganantz |
| inanim. | abantailosetarantz | abantailoserantz | abantailosetarantz | |
| destinative | anim. | abantailosenganako | abantailosarenganako | abantailosenganako |
| inanim. | abantailosetarako | abantailoserako | abantailosetarako | |
| ablative | anim. | abantailosengandik | abantailosarengandik | abantailosengandik |
| inanim. | abantailosetatik | abantailosetik | abantailosetatik | |
| partitive | abantailosik | — | — | |
| prolative | abantailostzat | — | — | |
Derived terms
- abantailoski (“advantageously”)
Related terms
- abantaila (“advantage”)
Further reading
- "abantailos" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “abantailos” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus