aldapa
Basque
Etymology
From the noun alde (“side”), with some obscure suffix.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aldapa/, [al̪.d̪a.pa]
Noun
aldapa inan
- slope
- (Northern) hill
- (figuratively) difficulty
Declension
| Declension of aldapa (inanimate, ending in -a) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
| absolutive | aldapa | aldapa | aldapak |
| ergative | aldapak | aldapak | aldapek |
| dative | aldapari | aldapari | aldapei |
| genitive | aldaparen | aldaparen | aldapen |
| comitative | aldaparekin | aldaparekin | aldapekin |
| causative | aldaparengatik | aldaparengatik | aldapengatik |
| benefactive | aldaparentzat | aldaparentzat | aldapentzat |
| instrumental | aldapaz | aldapaz | aldapez |
| inessive | aldapatan | aldapan | aldapetan |
| locative | aldapatako | aldapako | aldapetako |
| allative | aldapatara | aldapara | aldapetara |
| terminative | aldapataraino | aldaparaino | aldapetaraino |
| directive | aldapatarantz | aldaparantz | aldapetarantz |
| destinative | aldapatarako | aldaparako | aldapetarako |
| ablative | aldapatatik | aldapatik | aldapetatik |
| partitive | aldaparik | — | — |
| prolative | aldapatzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- aldapan behera (“downhill”)
- aldapan gora (“uphill”)
- aldapatsu (“steep”)
References
- “al-” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
Further reading
- "aldapa" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “aldapa” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus