opil
Basque
Etymology
From o- (combining form of ogi (“bread”)) and the Proto-Basque root *bil- (“round”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /opil/ [o.pil]
- Rhymes: -opil, -il
- Hyphenation: o‧pil
Noun
opil inan
- bread roll, muffin (a round, flattish bun)
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | opil | opila | opilak |
| ergative | opilek | opilak | opilek |
| dative | opili | opilari | opilei |
| genitive | opilen | opilaren | opilen |
| comitative | opilekin | opilarekin | opilekin |
| causative | opilengatik | opilarengatik | opilengatik |
| benefactive | opilentzat | opilarentzat | opilentzat |
| instrumental | opilez | opilaz | opilez |
| inessive | opiletan | opilean | opiletan |
| locative | opiletako | opileko | opiletako |
| allative | opiletara | opilera | opiletara |
| terminative | opiletaraino | opileraino | opiletaraino |
| directive | opiletarantz | opilerantz | opiletarantz |
| destinative | opiletarako | opilerako | opiletarako |
| ablative | opiletatik | opiletik | opiletatik |
| partitive | opilik | — | — |
| prolative | opiltzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- arrautzopil (“omelette”)
- artopil
- bere opilari su egin (“every man for himself”)
- garropil
- martopil (“postpartum gifts”)
- ogi-opil
- ogia erre arterainoko opil
- opildu (“to flatten”)
- pazko-opil
- piper-opil
- sanblas-opil
- sutopil
Further reading
- “opil”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “opil”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005