madarikatu
Basque
Alternative forms
- maradikatu (Soule)
Etymology
From Latin maledīcere (“to curse”), with the verbal suffix -tu and metathesis (some Northern dialects preserve the non-metathesized form).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /madaɾikatu/ [ma.ð̞a.ɾi.ka.t̪u]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -atu, -u
- Hyphenation: ma‧da‧ri‧ka‧tu
Verb
madarikatu du (imperfect participle madarikatzen, future participle madarikatuko, short form madarika, verbal noun madarikatze)
- to damn, to curse something or someone
- to curse, to swear
- Synonym: birao egin
Derived terms
- madarikapen (“curse”)
- madarikatzaile (“foul-mouthed”)
- madarikazio (“curse”)
Adjective
madarikatu (comparative madarikatuago, superlative madarikatuen, excessive madarikatuegi)
- damn, bloody
- Barraskilo madarikatuak, beti jaten nire uzta. ― Damn snails, they always eat my harvest.
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | madarikatu | madarikatua | madarikatuak | |
| ergative | madarikatuk | madarikatuak | madarikatuek | |
| dative | madarikaturi | madarikatuari | madarikatuei | |
| genitive | madarikaturen | madarikatuaren | madarikatuen | |
| comitative | madarikaturekin | madarikatuarekin | madarikatuekin | |
| causative | madarikaturengatik | madarikatuarengatik | madarikatuengatik | |
| benefactive | madarikaturentzat | madarikatuarentzat | madarikatuentzat | |
| instrumental | madarikatuz | madarikatuaz | madarikatuez | |
| inessive | anim | madarikaturengan | madarikatuarengan | madarikatuengan |
| inan | madarikatutan | madarikatuan | madarikatuetan | |
| locative | anim | — | — | — |
| inan | madarikatutako | madarikatuko | madarikatuetako | |
| allative | anim | madarikaturengana | madarikatuarengana | madarikatuengana |
| inan | madarikatutara | madarikatura | madarikatuetara | |
| terminative | anim | madarikaturenganaino | madarikatuarenganaino | madarikatuenganaino |
| inan | madarikatutaraino | madarikaturaino | madarikatuetaraino | |
| directive | anim | madarikaturenganantz | madarikatuarenganantz | madarikatuenganantz |
| inan | madarikatutarantz | madarikaturantz | madarikatuetarantz | |
| destinative | anim | madarikaturenganako | madarikatuarenganako | madarikatuenganako |
| inan | madarikatutarako | madarikaturako | madarikatuetarako | |
| ablative | anim | madarikaturengandik | madarikatuarengandik | madarikatuengandik |
| inan | madarikatutatik | madarikatutik | madarikatuetatik | |
| partitive | madarikaturik | — | — | |
| prolative | madarikatutzat | — | — | |
References
- ^ “madarikatu”, in Euskal Hiztegi Historiko-Etimologikoa [Basque Historical-Etymological Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 2019
Further reading
- “madarikatu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “madarikatu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005