burusoil

Basque

Etymology

From buru (“head”) +‎ soil (“bare”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /buɾus̺oi̯l/ [bu.ɾu.s̺oi̯l]
  • Rhymes: -us̺oi̯l, -oi̯l
  • Hyphenation: bu‧ru‧soil

Adjective

burusoil (comparative burusoilago, superlative burusoilen, excessive burusoilegi)

  1. bald
    Synonym: karsoil

Declension

Declension of burusoil (adjective, ending in consonant)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive burusoil burusoila burusoilak
ergative burusoilek burusoilak burusoilek
dative burusoili burusoilari burusoilei
genitive burusoilen burusoilaren burusoilen
comitative burusoilekin burusoilarekin burusoilekin
causative burusoilengatik burusoilarengatik burusoilengatik
benefactive burusoilentzat burusoilarentzat burusoilentzat
instrumental burusoilez burusoilaz burusoilez
inessive anim burusoilengan burusoilarengan burusoilengan
inan burusoiletan burusoilean burusoiletan
locative anim — — —
inan burusoiletako burusoileko burusoiletako
allative anim burusoilengana burusoilarengana burusoilengana
inan burusoiletara burusoilera burusoiletara
terminative anim burusoilenganaino burusoilarenganaino burusoilenganaino
inan burusoiletaraino burusoileraino burusoiletaraino
directive anim burusoilenganantz burusoilarenganantz burusoilenganantz
inan burusoiletarantz burusoilerantz burusoiletarantz
destinative anim burusoilenganako burusoilarenganako burusoilenganako
inan burusoiletarako burusoilerako burusoiletarako
ablative anim burusoilengandik burusoilarengandik burusoilengandik
inan burusoiletatik burusoiletik burusoiletatik
partitive burusoilik — —
prolative burusoiltzat — —

Derived terms

  • burusoildu (“to go bald”)
  • burusolitasun (“baldness”)

Further reading

  • “burusoil”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • “burusoil”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
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