jainko

jainko

Basque

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps a very irregular contraction of Jaungoiko (“God”).[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Southern) /xai̯nko/, [xãĩ̯ŋ.ko̞]
• IPA^(key): (Northern) /jai̯nko/, [jãĩ̯ŋ.ko̞]

Noun

jainko anim

1. god, deity

Declension

Declension of jainko (animate, ending in vowel)
	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	jainko	jainkoa	jainkoak
ergative	jainkok	jainkoak	jainkoek
dative	jainkori	jainkoari	jainkoei
genitive	jainkoren	jainkoaren	jainkoen
comitative	jainkorekin	jainkoarekin	jainkoekin
causative	jainkorengatik	jainkoarengatik	jainkoengatik
benefactive	jainkorentzat	jainkoarentzat	jainkoentzat
instrumental	jainkoz	jainkoaz	jainkoez
inessive	jainkorengan	jainkoarengan	jainkoengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	jainkorengana	jainkoarengana	jainkoengana
terminative	jainkorenganaino	jainkoarenganaino	jainkoenganaino
directive	jainkorenganantz	jainkoarenganantz	jainkoenganantz
destinative	jainkorenganako	jainkoarenganako	jainkoenganako
ablative	jainkorengandik	jainkoarengandik	jainkoengandik
partitive	jainkorik	—	—
prolative	jainkotzat	—	—

Derived terms

• jainkoaganatu (“to approach God”)
• Jainkoa (“God”) (see there for further derivations)
• jainkoaizun (“fake god”)
• jainkoaizunkeria (“idolatry”)
• jainkoespen (“deification”)
• jainkoetsi (“to deify”)
• jainkogabe (“atheist”)
• jainkogabetasun (“atheism”)
• jainkoilo (“butterfly”)
• jainkojale (“holier-than-thou”)
• jainkosa (“goddess”)
• jainkotasun (“divinity”)
• jainkotegi (“temple, shrine”)
• jainkotiar (“devout”)
• jainkoti (“devout”)
• jainkotu (“to deify”)
• jainko txiki (“admired person, idol”)
• jainkozale (“devout”)
• jainkozaletasun (“devotion”)
• jainkozko (“divine”)
• jainkoztatu (“to deify”)

 

References

1. “jainko” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Further reading

• "jainko" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
• “jainko” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus