ergel
Basque
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /erɡel/ [er.ɣ̞el]
- Rhymes: -erɡel, -el
- Hyphenation: er‧gel
Adjective
ergel (comparative ergelago, superlative ergelen, excessive ergelegi)
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | ergel | ergela | ergelak | |
| ergative | ergelek | ergelak | ergelek | |
| dative | ergeli | ergelari | ergelei | |
| genitive | ergelen | ergelaren | ergelen | |
| comitative | ergelekin | ergelarekin | ergelekin | |
| causative | ergelengatik | ergelarengatik | ergelengatik | |
| benefactive | ergelentzat | ergelarentzat | ergelentzat | |
| instrumental | ergelez | ergelaz | ergelez | |
| inessive | anim | ergelengan | ergelarengan | ergelengan |
| inan | ergeletan | ergelean | ergeletan | |
| locative | anim | — | — | — |
| inan | ergeletako | ergeleko | ergeletako | |
| allative | anim | ergelengana | ergelarengana | ergelengana |
| inan | ergeletara | ergelera | ergeletara | |
| terminative | anim | ergelenganaino | ergelarenganaino | ergelenganaino |
| inan | ergeletaraino | ergeleraino | ergeletaraino | |
| directive | anim | ergelenganantz | ergelarenganantz | ergelenganantz |
| inan | ergeletarantz | ergelerantz | ergeletarantz | |
| destinative | anim | ergelenganako | ergelarenganako | ergelenganako |
| inan | ergeletarako | ergelerako | ergeletarako | |
| ablative | anim | ergelengandik | ergelarengandik | ergelengandik |
| inan | ergeletatik | ergeletik | ergeletatik | |
| partitive | ergelik | — | — | |
| prolative | ergeltzat | — | — | |
Derived terms
- ergeldu (“to stupefy”)
- ergelkeria (“stupidity”)
- ergelki (“stupidly”)
- ergeltasun (“stupidity”)
Further reading
- “ergel”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “ergel”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005