mugagabe
Basque
Etymology
From muga (“limit, boundary”) + -gabe (“-less”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muɡaɡabe/ [mu.ɣ̞a.ɣ̞a.β̞e]
- Rhymes: -abe, -e
- Hyphenation: mu‧ga‧ga‧be
Adjective
mugagabe (not comparable)
- infinite, limitless
- Synonym: baztergabe
- (linguistics) indefinite
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | mugagabe | mugagabea | mugagabeak | |
| ergative | mugagabek | mugagabeak | mugagabeek | |
| dative | mugagaberi | mugagabeari | mugagabeei | |
| genitive | mugagaberen | mugagabearen | mugagabeen | |
| comitative | mugagaberekin | mugagabearekin | mugagabeekin | |
| causative | mugagaberengatik | mugagabearengatik | mugagabeengatik | |
| benefactive | mugagaberentzat | mugagabearentzat | mugagabeentzat | |
| instrumental | mugagabez | mugagabeaz | mugagabeez | |
| inessive | anim | mugagaberengan | mugagabearengan | mugagabeengan |
| inan | mugagabetan | mugagabean | mugagabeetan | |
| locative | anim | — | — | — |
| inan | mugagabetako | mugagabeko | mugagabeetako | |
| allative | anim | mugagaberengana | mugagabearengana | mugagabeengana |
| inan | mugagabetara | mugagabera | mugagabeetara | |
| terminative | anim | mugagaberenganaino | mugagabearenganaino | mugagabeenganaino |
| inan | mugagabetaraino | mugagaberaino | mugagabeetaraino | |
| directive | anim | mugagaberenganantz | mugagabearenganantz | mugagabeenganantz |
| inan | mugagabetarantz | mugagaberantz | mugagabeetarantz | |
| destinative | anim | mugagaberenganako | mugagabearenganako | mugagabeenganako |
| inan | mugagabetarako | mugagaberako | mugagabeetarako | |
| ablative | anim | mugagaberengandik | mugagabearengandik | mugagabeengandik |
| inan | mugagabetatik | mugagabetik | mugagabeetatik | |
| partitive | mugagaberik | — | — | |
| prolative | mugagabetzat | — | — | |
Derived terms
- mugagabeko
- mugagabetasun
Further reading
- “mugagabe”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “mugagabe”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005