a itsatsi
Basque
Etymology
From a + itsatsi (“attached”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a it͡s̺at͡s̺i/, [a i.t͡s̺a.t͡s̺i]
Noun
a itsatsi inan
- (linguistics) The final letter of nouns ending in -a in the absolutive indefinite, as opposed to the article -a.
- "Neska" hitzak a itsatsia dauka. ― The word "neska" [girl] has an organic a.
Declension
| Declension of a itsatsi (inanimate, ending in vowel) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
| absolutive | a itsatsi | a itsatsia | a itsatsiak |
| ergative | a itsatsik | a itsatsiak | a itsatsiek |
| dative | a itsatsiri | a itsatsiari | a itsatsiei |
| genitive | a itsatsiren | a itsatsiaren | a itsatsien |
| comitative | a itsatsirekin | a itsatsiarekin | a itsatsiekin |
| causative | a itsatsirengatik | a itsatsiarengatik | a itsatsiengatik |
| benefactive | a itsatsirentzat | a itsatsiarentzat | a itsatsientzat |
| instrumental | a itsatsiz | a itsatsiaz | a itsatsiez |
| inessive | a itsatsitan | a itsatsian | a itsatsietan |
| locative | a itsatsitako | a itsatsiko | a itsatsietako |
| allative | a itsatsitara | a itsatsira | a itsatsietara |
| terminative | a itsatsitaraino | a itsatsiraino | a itsatsietaraino |
| directive | a itsatsitarantz | a itsatsirantz | a itsatsietarantz |
| destinative | a itsatsitarako | a itsatsirako | a itsatsietarako |
| ablative | a itsatsitatik | a itsatsitik | a itsatsietatik |
| partitive | a itsatsirik | — | — |
| prolative | a itsatsitzat | — | — |
Further reading
- "a itsatsi" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus