ekilore
Basque
Etymology
From eki (“sun”) (dialectal) + lore (“flower”), a modern coinage.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ekiloɾe/ [e.ki.lo.ɾe]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -oɾe, -e
- Hyphenation: e‧ki‧lo‧re
Noun
ekilore inan
- sunflower
- Synonym: eguzki-lili
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | ekilore | ekilorea | ekiloreak |
| ergative | ekilorek | ekiloreak | ekiloreek |
| dative | ekiloreri | ekiloreari | ekiloreei |
| genitive | ekiloreren | ekilorearen | ekiloreen |
| comitative | ekilorerekin | ekilorearekin | ekiloreekin |
| causative | ekilorerengatik | ekilorearengatik | ekiloreengatik |
| benefactive | ekilorerentzat | ekilorearentzat | ekiloreentzat |
| instrumental | ekilorez | ekiloreaz | ekiloreez |
| inessive | ekiloretan | ekilorean | ekiloreetan |
| locative | ekiloretako | ekiloreko | ekiloreetako |
| allative | ekiloretara | ekilorera | ekiloreetara |
| terminative | ekiloretaraino | ekiloreraino | ekiloreetaraino |
| directive | ekiloretarantz | ekilorerantz | ekiloreetarantz |
| destinative | ekiloretarako | ekilorerako | ekiloreetarako |
| ablative | ekiloretatik | ekiloretik | ekiloreetatik |
| partitive | ekilorerik | — | — |
| prolative | ekiloretzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- ekilore-oilo (“sunflower oil”)
Related terms
- eguzki-lore
Further reading
- “ekilore”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]