itsu
Basque
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -its̺u, -u
- Rhymes: -its̻u, -u
- Hyphenation: i‧tsu
Adjective
itsu (comparative itsuago, superlative itsuen, excessive itsuegi)
Declension
indefinite | singular | plural | ||
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absolutive | itsu | itsua | itsuak | |
ergative | itsuk | itsuak | itsuek | |
dative | itsuri | itsuari | itsuei | |
genitive | itsuren | itsuaren | itsuen | |
comitative | itsurekin | itsuarekin | itsuekin | |
causative | itsurengatik | itsuarengatik | itsuengatik | |
benefactive | itsurentzat | itsuarentzat | itsuentzat | |
instrumental | itsuz | itsuaz | itsuez | |
inessive | anim | itsurengan | itsuarengan | itsuengan |
inan | itsutan | itsuan | itsuetan | |
locative | anim | — | — | — |
inan | itsutako | itsuko | itsuetako | |
allative | anim | itsurengana | itsuarengana | itsuengana |
inan | itsutara | itsura | itsuetara | |
terminative | anim | itsurenganaino | itsuarenganaino | itsuenganaino |
inan | itsutaraino | itsuraino | itsuetaraino | |
directive | anim | itsurenganantz | itsuarenganantz | itsuenganantz |
inan | itsutarantz | itsurantz | itsuetarantz | |
destinative | anim | itsurenganako | itsuarenganako | itsuenganako |
inan | itsutarako | itsurako | itsuetarako | |
ablative | anim | itsurengandik | itsuarengandik | itsuengandik |
inan | itsutatik | itsutik | itsuetatik | |
partitive | itsurik | — | — | |
prolative | itsutzat | — | — |
Adverb
itsu (comparative itsuago, superlative itsuen, excessive itsuegi)
Noun
itsu inan or anim
Declension
indefinite | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
absolutive | itsu | itsua | itsuak | |
ergative | itsuk | itsuak | itsuek | |
dative | itsuri | itsuari | itsuei | |
genitive | itsuren | itsuaren | itsuen | |
comitative | itsurekin | itsuarekin | itsuekin | |
causative | itsurengatik | itsuarengatik | itsuengatik | |
benefactive | itsurentzat | itsuarentzat | itsuentzat | |
instrumental | itsuz | itsuaz | itsuez | |
inessive | anim | itsurengan | itsuarengan | itsuengan |
inan | itsutan | itsuan | itsuetan | |
locative | anim | — | — | — |
inan | itsutako | itsuko | itsuetako | |
allative | anim | itsurengana | itsuarengana | itsuengana |
inan | itsutara | itsura | itsuetara | |
terminative | anim | itsurenganaino | itsuarenganaino | itsuenganaino |
inan | itsutaraino | itsuraino | itsuetaraino | |
directive | anim | itsurenganantz | itsuarenganantz | itsuenganantz |
inan | itsutarantz | itsurantz | itsuetarantz | |
destinative | anim | itsurenganako | itsuarenganako | itsuenganako |
inan | itsutarako | itsurako | itsuetarako | |
ablative | anim | itsurengandik | itsuarengandik | itsuengandik |
inan | itsutatik | itsutik | itsuetatik | |
partitive | itsurik | — | — | |
prolative | itsutzat | — | — |
Further reading
- “itsu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “itsu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Ifè
Etymology
Compare with Yoruba iṣu, Yoruba uṣu, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *u-cu, *i-cu, Proto-Edekiri *u-cu, *i-cu ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *ú-cu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ī.t͡ʃū/
Noun
itsu
- yam; (in particular) Dioscorea cayenensis subsp. rotundata
Related terms
Japanese
Romanization
itsu