nahikoa

Basque

Etymology

From nahiko (“enough, quite”) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /nahikoa/ [na.hi.ko.a]
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /nai̯koa/ [nai̯.ko.a]
  • Rhymes: -oa, -a
  • Hyphenation: na‧hi‧ko‧a

Adverb

nahikoa (not comparable)

  1. alternative form of nahiko (“quite”)
  2. enough

Usage notes

  • The sense "enough" is exclusive to nahikoa.

Derived terms

  • nahikoa egin
  • nahikoa eta gehiegi (“enough”)
  • nahikoa izan (“to suffice”)

Determiner

nahikoa (preposed/postposed)

  1. alternative form of nahiko (“enough”)

Noun

nahikoa

  1. absolutive singular of nahiko

Further reading

  • “nahiko”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
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