ikastun

Basque

Etymology

From ikasi (“to learn”) +‎ -dun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ikas̺tun/ [i.kas̺.t̪ũn]
  • Rhymes: -as̺tun, -un
  • Hyphenation: i‧kas‧tun

Noun

ikastun anim

  1. one who is studious
  2. student, apprentice, disciple

Declension

Declension of ikastun (animate, ending in consonant)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive ikastun ikastuna ikastunak
ergative ikastunek ikastunak ikastunek
dative ikastuni ikastunari ikastunei
genitive ikastunen ikastunaren ikastunen
comitative ikastunekin ikastunarekin ikastunekin
causative ikastunengatik ikastunarengatik ikastunengatik
benefactive ikastunentzat ikastunarentzat ikastunentzat
instrumental ikastunez ikastunaz ikastunez
inessive ikastunengan ikastunarengan ikastunengan
locative — — —
allative ikastunengana ikastunarengana ikastunengana
terminative ikastunenganaino ikastunarenganaino ikastunenganaino
directive ikastunenganantz ikastunarenganantz ikastunenganantz
destinative ikastunenganako ikastunarenganako ikastunenganako
ablative ikastunengandik ikastunarengandik ikastunengandik
partitive ikastunik — —
prolative ikastuntzat — —

Adjective

ikastun (comparative ikastunago, superlative ikastunen, excessive ikastunegi)

  1. studious, applied, hard-working
  2. nerdy

Declension

Declension of ikastun (adjective, ending in consonant)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive ikastun ikastuna ikastunak
ergative ikastunek ikastunak ikastunek
dative ikastuni ikastunari ikastunei
genitive ikastunen ikastunaren ikastunen
comitative ikastunekin ikastunarekin ikastunekin
causative ikastunengatik ikastunarengatik ikastunengatik
benefactive ikastunentzat ikastunarentzat ikastunentzat
instrumental ikastunez ikastunaz ikastunez
inessive anim ikastunengan ikastunarengan ikastunengan
inan ikastunetan ikastunean ikastunetan
locative anim — — —
inan ikastunetako ikastuneko ikastunetako
allative anim ikastunengana ikastunarengana ikastunengana
inan ikastunetara ikastunera ikastunetara
terminative anim ikastunenganaino ikastunarenganaino ikastunenganaino
inan ikastunetaraino ikastuneraino ikastunetaraino
directive anim ikastunenganantz ikastunarenganantz ikastunenganantz
inan ikastunetarantz ikastunerantz ikastunetarantz
destinative anim ikastunenganako ikastunarenganako ikastunenganako
inan ikastunetarako ikastunerako ikastunetarako
ablative anim ikastunengandik ikastunarengandik ikastunengandik
inan ikastunetatik ikastunetik ikastunetatik
partitive ikastunik — —
prolative ikastuntzat — —

Further reading

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