igande
Basque
Etymology
Probably from igan (“to go up”), originally meaning "ascension".
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
- IPA(key): /iɡande/ [i.ɣ̞ãn̪.d̪e]
- Rhymes: -ande, -e
- Hyphenation: i‧gan‧de
Noun
igande inan
- Sunday
- Synonyms: domeka, igande-egun
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | igande | igandea | igandeak |
| ergative | igandek | igandeak | igandeek |
| dative | iganderi | igandeari | igandeei |
| genitive | iganderen | igandearen | igandeen |
| comitative | iganderekin | igandearekin | igandeekin |
| causative | iganderengatik | igandearengatik | igandeengatik |
| benefactive | iganderentzat | igandearentzat | igandeentzat |
| instrumental | igandez | igandeaz | igandeez |
| inessive | igandetan | igandean | igandeetan |
| locative | igandetako | igandeko | igandeetako |
| allative | igandetara | igandera | igandeetara |
| terminative | igandetaraino | iganderaino | igandeetaraino |
| directive | igandetarantz | iganderantz | igandeetarantz |
| destinative | igandetarako | iganderako | igandeetarako |
| ablative | igandetatik | igandetik | igandeetatik |
| partitive | iganderik | — | — |
| prolative | igandetzat | — | — |
Coordinate terms
- days of the week: asteko egunak (appendix): astelehen · astearte · asteazken · ostegun · ostiral · larunbat · igande [edit]
Derived terms
- igande-egun (“Sunday”)
- igandeak begiratu (“to keep the Sabbath”)
- igandeak gorde (“to keep the Sabbath”)
- igandekari (“on Sunday”)
- igandero (“every Sunday”)
Further reading
- “igande”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “igande”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005