ekain

Basque

Etymology

Compound of eki (“sun”) +‎ gain (“top”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ekai̯n/ [e.kãĩ̯n]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ekai̯n, -ai̯n
  • Hyphenation: e‧kain

Noun

ekain inan

  1. June (sixth month of the Gregorian calendar)
    Synonyms: arramaiatz (Soule), bagil (Biscayan), ereiaro (Labourd, Upper Navarre), garagarril (Gipuzkoan, Upper Navarre)
  2. solstice (Can we verify(+) this sense?)

Declension

Declension of ekain (inanimate, ending in consonant)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive ekain ekaina ekainak
ergative ekainek ekainak ekainek
dative ekaini ekainari ekainei
genitive ekainen ekainaren ekainen
comitative ekainekin ekainarekin ekainekin
causative ekainengatik ekainarengatik ekainengatik
benefactive ekainentzat ekainarentzat ekainentzat
instrumental ekainez ekainaz ekainez
inessive ekainetan ekainean ekainetan
locative ekainetako ekaineko ekainetako
allative ekainetara ekainera ekainetara
terminative ekainetaraino ekaineraino ekainetaraino
directive ekainetarantz ekainerantz ekainetarantz
destinative ekainetarako ekainerako ekainetarako
ablative ekainetatik ekainetik ekainetatik
partitive ekainik — —
prolative ekaintzat — —

See also

Gregorian calendar months: gregoriar egutegiaren hilakedit

References

  1. ^ R. L. Trask (2008) “ekain”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 166

Further reading

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

Finnish

Numeral

ekain

  1. genitive plural of eka

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