tauromakia
Basque
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ταῦρος (taûros, “bull”) + μάχη (mákhē, “battle”), from μάχομαι (mákhomai, “I do battle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tau̯ɾomakia/, [t̪au̯.ɾo̞.ma.ki.a]
Noun
tauromakia inan
- bullfighting, tauromachy
Declension
| Declension of tauromakia (inanimate, ending in -a) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
| absolutive | tauromakia | tauromakia | tauromakiak |
| ergative | tauromakiak | tauromakiak | tauromakiek |
| dative | tauromakiari | tauromakiari | tauromakiei |
| genitive | tauromakiaren | tauromakiaren | tauromakien |
| comitative | tauromakiarekin | tauromakiarekin | tauromakiekin |
| causative | tauromakiarengatik | tauromakiarengatik | tauromakiengatik |
| benefactive | tauromakiarentzat | tauromakiarentzat | tauromakientzat |
| instrumental | tauromakiaz | tauromakiaz | tauromakiez |
| inessive | tauromakiatan | tauromakian | tauromakietan |
| locative | tauromakiatako | tauromakiako | tauromakietako |
| allative | tauromakiatara | tauromakiara | tauromakietara |
| terminative | tauromakiataraino | tauromakiaraino | tauromakietaraino |
| directive | tauromakiatarantz | tauromakiarantz | tauromakietarantz |
| destinative | tauromakiatarako | tauromakiarako | tauromakietarako |
| ablative | tauromakiatatik | tauromakiatik | tauromakietatik |
| partitive | tauromakiarik | — | — |
| prolative | tauromakiatzat | — | — |
Further reading
- "tauromakia" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “tauromakia” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus