kakalardo
Basque
Etymology
Unknown, perhaps related to Dutch kakkerlak.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /kakalardo/ [ka.ka.lar.ð̞o]
- Rhymes: -ardo, -o
- Hyphenation: ka‧ka‧lar‧do
Noun
kakalardo anim
- (insects) beetle
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | kakalardo | kakalardoa | kakalardoak |
| ergative | kakalardok | kakalardoak | kakalardoek |
| dative | kakalardori | kakalardoari | kakalardoei |
| genitive | kakalardoren | kakalardoaren | kakalardoen |
| comitative | kakalardorekin | kakalardoarekin | kakalardoekin |
| causative | kakalardorengatik | kakalardoarengatik | kakalardoengatik |
| benefactive | kakalardorentzat | kakalardoarentzat | kakalardoentzat |
| instrumental | kakalardoz | kakalardoaz | kakalardoez |
| inessive | kakalardorengan | kakalardoarengan | kakalardoengan |
| locative | — | — | — |
| allative | kakalardorengana | kakalardoarengana | kakalardoengana |
| terminative | kakalardorenganaino | kakalardoarenganaino | kakalardoenganaino |
| directive | kakalardorenganantz | kakalardoarenganantz | kakalardoenganantz |
| destinative | kakalardorenganako | kakalardoarenganako | kakalardoenganako |
| ablative | kakalardorengandik | kakalardoarengandik | kakalardoengandik |
| partitive | kakalardorik | — | — |
| prolative | kakalardotzat | — | — |
Further reading
- “kakalardo”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “kakalardo”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005