zizare
Basque
Etymology
Unknown, possibly an irregular derivation from Proto-Basque *zizani, which would make it a doublet of zizain (“leech”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aɾe, -e
- Hyphenation: zi‧za‧re
Noun
zizare anim
- earthworm
- pinworm, threadworm
- Synonym: bizio
- worm
- Synonym: har
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | zizare | zizarea | zizareak |
| ergative | zizarek | zizareak | zizareek |
| dative | zizareri | zizareari | zizareei |
| genitive | zizareren | zizarearen | zizareen |
| comitative | zizarerekin | zizarearekin | zizareekin |
| causative | zizarerengatik | zizarearengatik | zizareengatik |
| benefactive | zizarerentzat | zizarearentzat | zizareentzat |
| instrumental | zizarez | zizareaz | zizareez |
| inessive | zizarerengan | zizarearengan | zizareengan |
| locative | — | — | — |
| allative | zizarerengana | zizarearengana | zizareengana |
| terminative | zizarerenganaino | zizarearenganaino | zizareenganaino |
| directive | zizarerenganantz | zizarearenganantz | zizareenganantz |
| destinative | zizarerenganako | zizarearenganako | zizareenganako |
| ablative | zizarerengandik | zizarearengandik | zizareengandik |
| partitive | zizarerik | — | — |
| prolative | zizaretzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- zizare-belar
- zizare-hazkuntza
- zizare-nagusi
Further reading
- “zizare”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “zizare”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005