zaldun
Basque
Etymology
From zaldi (“horse”) + -dun. First attested in 1125 as the surname Aner Ssalduna in the Cartulary of Sorde .[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s̻aldun/, [s̻al̪.d̪ũn]
Noun
zaldun anim
- knight
Declension
| Declension of zaldun (animate, ending in consonant) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
| absolutive | zaldun | zalduna | zaldunak |
| ergative | zaldunek | zaldunak | zaldunek |
| dative | zalduni | zaldunari | zaldunei |
| genitive | zaldunen | zaldunaren | zaldunen |
| comitative | zaldunekin | zaldunarekin | zaldunekin |
| causative | zaldunengatik | zaldunarengatik | zaldunengatik |
| benefactive | zaldunentzat | zaldunarentzat | zaldunentzat |
| instrumental | zaldunez | zaldunaz | zaldunez |
| inessive | zaldunengan | zaldunarengan | zaldunengan |
| locative | — | — | — |
| allative | zaldunengana | zaldunarengana | zaldunengana |
| terminative | zaldunenganaino | zaldunarenganaino | zaldunenganaino |
| directive | zaldunenganantz | zaldunarenganantz | zaldunenganantz |
| destinative | zaldunenganako | zaldunarenganako | zaldunenganako |
| ablative | zaldunengandik | zaldunarengandik | zaldunengandik |
| partitive | zaldunik | — | — |
| prolative | zalduntzat | — | — |
Synonyms
- zamaldun
Derived terms
- zaldunbide
- zaldunde
- zalduntasun
References
- Jean-Baptiste Orpustan ((Can we date this quote?)) Les noms des maisons médiévales en Labourd, Basse-Navarre, et Soule (in French), page 6
Further reading
- "zaldun" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “zaldun” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus