marroi
Basque
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish marrón, from French marron.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /maroi̯/ [ma.roi̯]
- Rhymes: -aroi̯, -oi̯
- Hyphenation: ma‧rroi
Adjective
marroi (comparative marroiago, superlative marroien, excessive marroiegi)
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | marroi | marroia | marroiak | |
| ergative | marroik | marroiak | marroiek | |
| dative | marroiri | marroiari | marroiei | |
| genitive | marroiren | marroiaren | marroien | |
| comitative | marroirekin | marroiarekin | marroiekin | |
| causative | marroirengatik | marroiarengatik | marroiengatik | |
| benefactive | marroirentzat | marroiarentzat | marroientzat | |
| instrumental | marroiz | marroiaz | marroiez | |
| inessive | anim | marroirengan | marroiarengan | marroiengan |
| inan | marroitan | marroian | marroietan | |
| locative | anim | — | — | — |
| inan | marroitako | marroiko | marroietako | |
| allative | anim | marroirengana | marroiarengana | marroiengana |
| inan | marroitara | marroira | marroietara | |
| terminative | anim | marroirenganaino | marroiarenganaino | marroienganaino |
| inan | marroitaraino | marroiraino | marroietaraino | |
| directive | anim | marroirenganantz | marroiarenganantz | marroienganantz |
| inan | marroitarantz | marroirantz | marroietarantz | |
| destinative | anim | marroirenganako | marroiarenganako | marroienganako |
| inan | marroitarako | marroirako | marroietarako | |
| ablative | anim | marroirengandik | marroiarengandik | marroiengandik |
| inan | marroitatik | marroitik | marroietatik | |
| partitive | marroirik | — | — | |
| prolative | marroitzat | — | — | |
Derived terms
- marroixka (“brownish”)
See also
| zuri | gris | beltz |
| gorri | laranja; marroi | hori |
| berde | ||
| oztin | urdin | |
| ubel | more | arrosa |
Further reading
- “marroi”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “marroi”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005