martopil
Basque
Etymology
Probably from Spanish parto (“birth”) + opil (“roll bread, muffin”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /martopil/ [mar.t̪o.pil]
- Rhymes: -opil, -il
- Hyphenation: mar‧to‧pil
Noun
martopil inan
- (chiefly in the plural) presents given to a mother after giving birth
Declension
| indefinite | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| absolutive | martopil | martopilak |
| ergative | martopilek | martopilek |
| dative | martopili | martopilei |
| genitive | martopilen | martopilen |
| comitative | martopilekin | martopilekin |
| causative | martopilengatik | martopilengatik |
| benefactive | martopilentzat | martopilentzat |
| instrumental | martopilez | martopilez |
| inessive | martopiletan | martopiletan |
| locative | martopiletako | martopiletako |
| allative | martopiletara | martopiletara |
| terminative | martopiletaraino | martopiletaraino |
| directive | martopiletarantz | martopiletarantz |
| destinative | martopiletarako | martopiletarako |
| ablative | martopiletatik | martopiletatik |
| partitive | martopilik | — |
| prolative | martopiltzat | — |
Further reading
- “martopil”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “martopil”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005