gutun
Basque
Etymology
From Arabic كُتُب (kutub), plural of كِتَاب (kitāb, “letter, book, piece of writing”).[1] Doublet of kutun.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡutun/ [ɡu.t̪ũn]
- Rhymes: -utun, -un
- Hyphenation: gu‧tun
Noun
gutun inan
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | gutun | gutuna | gutunak |
| ergative | gutunek | gutunak | gutunek |
| dative | gutuni | gutunari | gutunei |
| genitive | gutunen | gutunaren | gutunen |
| comitative | gutunekin | gutunarekin | gutunekin |
| causative | gutunengatik | gutunarengatik | gutunengatik |
| benefactive | gutunentzat | gutunarentzat | gutunentzat |
| instrumental | gutunez | gutunaz | gutunez |
| inessive | gutunetan | gutunean | gutunetan |
| locative | gutunetako | gutuneko | gutunetako |
| allative | gutunetara | gutunera | gutunetara |
| terminative | gutunetaraino | gutuneraino | gutunetaraino |
| directive | gutunetarantz | gutunerantz | gutunetarantz |
| destinative | gutunetarako | gutunerako | gutunetarako |
| ablative | gutunetatik | gutunetik | gutunetatik |
| partitive | gutunik | — | — |
| prolative | gutuntzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- gomendiozko gutun
- gutun-azal
- gutuneria
- gutunontzi
- hiri-gutun
References
- ^ R. L. Trask (2008) “gutun”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 214
Further reading
- “gutun”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “gutun”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005