soldadu
Basque
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish soldado.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /s̺oldadu/ [s̺ol̪.d̪a.ð̞u]
- Rhymes: -adu, -u
- Hyphenation: sol‧da‧du
Noun
soldadu anim
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | soldadu | soldadua | soldaduak |
| ergative | soldaduk | soldaduak | soldaduek |
| dative | soldaduri | soldaduari | soldaduei |
| genitive | soldaduren | soldaduaren | soldaduen |
| comitative | soldadurekin | soldaduarekin | soldaduekin |
| causative | soldadurengatik | soldaduarengatik | soldaduengatik |
| benefactive | soldadurentzat | soldaduarentzat | soldaduentzat |
| instrumental | soldaduz | soldaduaz | soldaduez |
| inessive | soldadurengan | soldaduarengan | soldaduengan |
| locative | — | — | — |
| allative | soldadurengana | soldaduarengana | soldaduengana |
| terminative | soldadurenganaino | soldaduarenganaino | soldaduenganaino |
| directive | soldadurenganantz | soldaduarenganantz | soldaduenganantz |
| destinative | soldadurenganako | soldaduarenganako | soldaduenganako |
| ablative | soldadurengandik | soldaduarengandik | soldaduengandik |
| partitive | soldadurik | — | — |
| prolative | soldadutzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- soldadu zahar (“veteran”)
- soldadu-lagun
- soldaduburu
- soldadugai (“recruit”)
- soldadugo (“military service”)
- soldaduska (“military service”)
- soldadutasun
- soldadutza (“military service”)
Further reading
- “soldadu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “soldadu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005