makito
Basque
Etymology
Probably contains the expressive prefix *m-.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /makito/, [ma.ki.t̪o̞]
Adjective
makito (comparative makitoago, superlative makitoen, excessive makitoegi)
- (Biscayan) foolish, stupid
Declension
| Declension of makito (adjective, ending in vowel) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | ||
| absolutive | makito | makitoa | makitoak | |
| ergative | makitok | makitoak | makitoek | |
| dative | makitori | makitoari | makitoei | |
| genitive | makitoren | makitoaren | makitoen | |
| comitative | makitorekin | makitoarekin | makitoekin | |
| causative | makitorengatik | makitoarengatik | makitoengatik | |
| benefactive | makitorentzat | makitoarentzat | makitoentzat | |
| instrumental | makitoz | makitoaz | makitoez | |
| insessive | anim. | makitorengan | makitoarengan | makitoengan |
| inanim. | makitotan | makitoan | makitoetan | |
| locative | anim. | — | — | — |
| inanim. | makitotako | makitoko | makitoetako | |
| allative | anim. | makitorengana | makitoarengana | makitoengana |
| inanim. | makitotara | makitora | makitoetara | |
| terminative | anim. | makitorenganaino | makitoarenganaino | makitoenganaino |
| inanim. | makitotaraino | makitoraino | makitoetaraino | |
| directive | anim. | makitorenganantz | makitoarenganantz | makitoenganantz |
| inanim. | makitotarantz | makitorantz | makitoetarantz | |
| destinative | anim. | makitorenganako | makitoarenganako | makitoenganako |
| inanim. | makitotarako | makitorako | makitoetarako | |
| ablative | anim. | makitorengandik | makitoarengandik | makitoengandik |
| inanim. | makitotatik | makitotik | makitoetatik | |
| partitive | makitorik | — | — | |
| prolative | makitotzat | — | — | |
Descendants
- → Spanish: maqueto
- → Basque: maketo
References
- “m-” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
Further reading
- “makito” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia, euskaltzaindia.eus