zaldi
Basque
Etymology
1226; from Proto-Basque *zaldi (“horse”), recorded in Ibero-Latin thieldo (Pliny, Natural History, 8:166).[1]
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aldi, -i
- Hyphenation: zal‧di
Noun
zaldi anim
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | zaldi | zaldia | zaldiak |
| ergative | zaldik | zaldiak | zaldiek |
| dative | zaldiri | zaldiari | zaldiei |
| genitive | zaldiren | zaldiaren | zaldien |
| comitative | zaldirekin | zaldiarekin | zaldiekin |
| causative | zaldirengatik | zaldiarengatik | zaldiengatik |
| benefactive | zaldirentzat | zaldiarentzat | zaldientzat |
| instrumental | zaldiz | zaldiaz | zaldiez |
| inessive | zaldirengan | zaldiarengan | zaldiengan |
| locative | — | — | — |
| allative | zaldirengana | zaldiarengana | zaldiengana |
| terminative | zaldirenganaino | zaldiarenganaino | zaldienganaino |
| directive | zaldirenganantz | zaldiarenganantz | zaldienganantz |
| destinative | zaldirenganako | zaldiarenganako | zaldienganako |
| ablative | zaldirengandik | zaldiarengandik | zaldiengandik |
| partitive | zaldirik | — | — |
| prolative | zalditzat | — | — |
Synonyms
Derived terms
- zaldun
- zaltoki
References
- ^ Mitxelena, Koldo L. (1961) Fonética histórica vasca [Basque Historical Phonetics] (Obras completas de Luis Michelena; 1) (in Spanish), Diputación Foral de Guipuzkoa, published 1990, →ISBN, page 356
Further reading
- “zaldi”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
- “zaldi”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- R. L. Trask (2008) “zaldi”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 367