itsusi
Basque
Etymology
Probably contains the ancient adjective forming suffix *-i.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -us̺i, -i
- Hyphenation: i‧tsu‧si
Adjective
itsusi (comparative itsusiago, superlative itsusien, excessive itsusiegi)
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | itsusi | itsusia | itsusiak | |
| ergative | itsusik | itsusiak | itsusiek | |
| dative | itsusiri | itsusiari | itsusiei | |
| genitive | itsusiren | itsusiaren | itsusien | |
| comitative | itsusirekin | itsusiarekin | itsusiekin | |
| causative | itsusirengatik | itsusiarengatik | itsusiengatik | |
| benefactive | itsusirentzat | itsusiarentzat | itsusientzat | |
| instrumental | itsusiz | itsusiaz | itsusiez | |
| inessive | anim | itsusirengan | itsusiarengan | itsusiengan |
| inan | itsusitan | itsusian | itsusietan | |
| locative | anim | — | — | — |
| inan | itsusitako | itsusiko | itsusietako | |
| allative | anim | itsusirengana | itsusiarengana | itsusiengana |
| inan | itsusitara | itsusira | itsusietara | |
| terminative | anim | itsusirenganaino | itsusiarenganaino | itsusienganaino |
| inan | itsusitaraino | itsusiraino | itsusietaraino | |
| directive | anim | itsusirenganantz | itsusiarenganantz | itsusienganantz |
| inan | itsusitarantz | itsusirantz | itsusietarantz | |
| destinative | anim | itsusirenganako | itsusiarenganako | itsusienganako |
| inan | itsusitarako | itsusirako | itsusietarako | |
| ablative | anim | itsusirengandik | itsusiarengandik | itsusiengandik |
| inan | itsusitatik | itsusitik | itsusietatik | |
| partitive | itsusirik | — | — | |
| prolative | itsusitzat | — | — | |
Further reading
- “itsusi”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “itsusi”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005