erraldoi
Basque
Jentil Zubia; according to the legend, this structure was created by the Jentilak, a kind of Basque giants.
Etymology
Metathesised form of earlier *erroldai, from Spanish Roldán, the name of a legendary giant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eraldoi̯/, [e̞.ral̪.d̪o̞i̯]
Adjective
erraldoi (comparative erraldoiago, superlative erraldoien, excessive erraldoiegi)
- giant, enormous
Declension
| Declension of erraldoi (adjective, ending in vowel) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | ||
| absolutive | erraldoi | erraldoia | erraldoiak | |
| ergative | erraldoik | erraldoiak | erraldoiek | |
| dative | erraldoiri | erraldoiari | erraldoiei | |
| genitive | erraldoiren | erraldoiaren | erraldoien | |
| comitative | erraldoirekin | erraldoiarekin | erraldoiekin | |
| causative | erraldoirengatik | erraldoiarengatik | erraldoiengatik | |
| benefactive | erraldoirentzat | erraldoiarentzat | erraldoientzat | |
| instrumental | erraldoiz | erraldoiaz | erraldoiez | |
| inessive | anim. | erraldoirengan | erraldoiarengan | erraldoiengan |
| inanim. | erraldoitan | erraldoian | erraldoietan | |
| locative | anim. | — | — | — |
| inanim. | erraldoitako | erraldoiko | erraldoietako | |
| allative | anim. | erraldoirengana | erraldoiarengana | erraldoiengana |
| inanim. | erraldoitara | erraldoira | erraldoietara | |
| terminative | anim. | erraldoirenganaino | erraldoiarenganaino | erraldoienganaino |
| inanim. | erraldoitaraino | erraldoiraino | erraldoietaraino | |
| directive | anim. | erraldoirenganantz | erraldoiarenganantz | erraldoienganantz |
| inanim. | erraldoitarantz | erraldoirantz | erraldoietarantz | |
| destinative | anim. | erraldoirenganako | erraldoiarenganako | erraldoienganako |
| inanim. | erraldoitarako | erraldoirako | erraldoietarako | |
| ablative | anim. | erraldoirengandik | erraldoiarengandik | erraldoiengandik |
| inanim. | erraldoitatik | erraldoitik | erraldoietatik | |
| partitive | erraldoirik | — | — | |
| prolative | erraldoitzat | — | — | |
Noun
erraldoi anim
- a giant
Declension
| Declension of erraldoi (animate, ending in vowel) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
| absolutive | erraldoi | erraldoia | erraldoiak |
| ergative | erraldoik | erraldoiak | erraldoiek |
| dative | erraldoiri | erraldoiari | erraldoiei |
| genitive | erraldoiren | erraldoiaren | erraldoien |
| comitative | erraldoirekin | erraldoiarekin | erraldoiekin |
| causative | erraldoirengatik | erraldoiarengatik | erraldoiengatik |
| benefactive | erraldoirentzat | erraldoiarentzat | erraldoientzat |
| instrumental | erraldoiz | erraldoiaz | erraldoiez |
| inessive | erraldoirengan | erraldoiarengan | erraldoiengan |
| locative | — | — | — |
| allative | erraldoirengana | erraldoiarengana | erraldoiengana |
| terminative | erraldoirenganaino | erraldoiarenganaino | erraldoienganaino |
| directive | erraldoirenganantz | erraldoiarenganantz | erraldoienganantz |
| destinative | erraldoirenganako | erraldoiarenganako | erraldoienganako |
| ablative | erraldoirengandik | erraldoiarengandik | erraldoiengandik |
| partitive | erraldoirik | — | — |
| prolative | erraldoitzat | — | — |
Further reading
- "erraldoi" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “erraldoi” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus