jainkojale

Basque

Etymology

From jainko (“god, deity”) +‎ jale (“eater”), a pun on jainkozale (“devout, pious”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /ɟai̯nkoɟale/ [ɟai̯ŋ.ko.ɟa.le]
 
  • IPA(key): (Gipuzkoan) /xai̯nkoxale/ [xai̯ŋ.ko.xa.le]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /d͡ʒai̯nkod͡ʒale/ [d͡ʒai̯ŋ.ko.d͡ʒa.le]
  • IPA(key): (Navarrese) /jai̯nkojale/ [jai̯ŋ.ko.ja.le]

  • Rhymes: -ale, -e
  • Hyphenation: jain‧ko‧ja‧le

Noun

jainkojale (comparative jainkojaleago, superlative jainkojaleen, excessive jainkojaleegi)

  1. (rare) holier-than-thou

Declension

Declension of jainkojale (adjective, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive jainkojale jainkojalea jainkojaleak
ergative jainkojalek jainkojaleak jainkojaleek
dative jainkojaleri jainkojaleari jainkojaleei
genitive jainkojaleren jainkojalearen jainkojaleen
comitative jainkojalerekin jainkojalearekin jainkojaleekin
causative jainkojalerengatik jainkojalearengatik jainkojaleengatik
benefactive jainkojalerentzat jainkojalearentzat jainkojaleentzat
instrumental jainkojalez jainkojaleaz jainkojaleez
inessive anim jainkojalerengan jainkojalearengan jainkojaleengan
inan jainkojaletan jainkojalean jainkojaleetan
locative anim — — —
inan jainkojaletako jainkojaleko jainkojaleetako
allative anim jainkojalerengana jainkojalearengana jainkojaleengana
inan jainkojaletara jainkojalera jainkojaleetara
terminative anim jainkojalerenganaino jainkojalearenganaino jainkojaleenganaino
inan jainkojaletaraino jainkojaleraino jainkojaleetaraino
directive anim jainkojalerenganantz jainkojalearenganantz jainkojaleenganantz
inan jainkojaletarantz jainkojalerantz jainkojaleetarantz
destinative anim jainkojalerenganako jainkojalearenganako jainkojaleenganako
inan jainkojaletarako jainkojalerako jainkojaleetarako
ablative anim jainkojalerengandik jainkojalearengandik jainkojaleengandik
inan jainkojaletatik jainkojaletik jainkojaleetatik
partitive jainkojalerik — —
prolative jainkojaletzat — —

Further reading

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