-kume
Basque
Etymology
From Proto-Basque *-kunbe (equivalent to ume with an expressive -k-).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kume/, [ku.me̞]
Suffix
-kume
- Forms names for the young of various animals, -ling, -let
- azeri (“fox”) + -kume → azerikume (“fox cub”)
- txerri (“pig”) + -kume → txerrikume (“piglet”)
- ahate (“duck”) + -kume → ahatakume (“duckling”)
- Forms pejorative names for the children of people who engage in socially reproachable activities.
- puta (“whore”) + -kume → putakume (“son of a bitch”)
- lapur (“thief”) + -kume → lapurkume (“son/daughter of a thief”)
Derived terms
- kume
Basque terms suffixed with -kume
Further reading
- "-kume" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “-kume” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus