zaldun
Basque
Etymology
From zaldi (“horse”) + -dun. First attested in 1125 as the surname Aner Ssalduna in the Cartulary of Sorde .[1]
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aldun, -un
- Hyphenation: zal‧dun
Noun
zaldun anim
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | zaldun | zalduna | zaldunak |
| ergative | zaldunek | zaldunak | zaldunek |
| dative | zalduni | zaldunari | zaldunei |
| genitive | zaldunen | zaldunaren | zaldunen |
| comitative | zaldunekin | zaldunarekin | zaldunekin |
| causative | zaldunengatik | zaldunarengatik | zaldunengatik |
| benefactive | zaldunentzat | zaldunarentzat | zaldunentzat |
| instrumental | zaldunez | zaldunaz | zaldunez |
| inessive | zaldunengan | zaldunarengan | zaldunengan |
| locative | — | — | — |
| allative | zaldunengana | zaldunarengana | zaldunengana |
| terminative | zaldunenganaino | zaldunarenganaino | zaldunenganaino |
| directive | zaldunenganantz | zaldunarenganantz | zaldunenganantz |
| destinative | zaldunenganako | zaldunarenganako | zaldunenganako |
| ablative | zaldunengandik | zaldunarengandik | zaldunengandik |
| partitive | zaldunik | — | — |
| prolative | zalduntzat | — | — |
Synonyms
- zamaldun
Derived terms
- zaldunbide
- zaldunde
- zalduntasun
References
- ^ Jean-Baptiste Orpustan (26 June 2021 (last accessed)) Les noms des maisons médiévales en Labourd, Basse-Navarre, et Soule[1] (in French), archived from the original on 26 June 2021, page 6
Further reading
- “zaldun”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “zaldun”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005