kuttun
Basque
Etymology
From kutun, with expressive palatalization.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kucun/, [ku.cũn]
Adjective
kuttun (comparative kuttunago, superlative kuttunen, excessive kuttunegi)
- (endearing) darling; dear
Declension
| Declension of kuttun (animate and inanimate, ending in consonant) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | ||
| absolutive | kuttun | kuttuna | kuttunak | |
| ergative | kuttunek | kuttunak | kuttunek | |
| dative | kuttuni | kuttunari | kuttunei | |
| genitive | kuttunen | kuttunaren | kuttunen | |
| comitative | kuttunekin | kuttunarekin | kuttunekin | |
| causative | kuttunengatik | kuttunarengatik | kuttunengatik | |
| benefactive | kuttunentzat | kuttunarentzat | kuttunentzat | |
| instrumental | kuttunez | kuttunaz | kuttunez | |
| inessive | anim. | kuttunengan | kuttunarengan | kuttunengan |
| inanim. | kuttunetan | kuttunean | kuttunetan | |
| locative | anim. | — | — | — |
| inanim. | kuttunetako | kuttuneko | kuttunetako | |
| allative | anim. | kuttunengana | kuttunarengana | kuttunengana |
| inanim. | kuttunetara | kuttunera | kuttunetara | |
| terminative | anim. | kuttunenganaino | kuttunarenganaino | kuttunenganaino |
| inanim. | kuttunetaraino | kuttuneraino | kuttunetaraino | |
| directive | anim. | kuttunenganantz | kuttunarenganantz | kuttunenganantz |
| inanim. | kuttunetarantz | kuttunerantz | kuttunetarantz | |
| destinative | anim. | kuttunenganako | kuttunarenganako | kuttunenganako |
| inanim. | kuttunetarako | kuttunerako | kuttunetarako | |
| ablative | anim. | kuttunengandik | kuttunarengandik | kuttunengandik |
| inanim. | kuttunetatik | kuttunetik | kuttunetatik | |
| partitive | kuttunik | — | — | |
| prolative | kuttuntzat | — | — | |
Further reading
- "kuttun" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “kuttun” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus