adartsu

Basque

Etymology

From adar (“branch, horn”) +‎ -tsu.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /adart͡s̺u/ [a.ð̞ar.t͡s̺u]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /adart͡s̺u/ [a.ð̞ar.t͡s̺u]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /adart͡s̻u/ [a.ð̞ar.t͡s̻u]

 

• Rhymes: -arts̺u

• (most dialects) Rhymes: -arts̺u
• (Biscayan) Rhymes: -arts̻u

• Hyphenation: a‧dar‧tsu

Adjective

adartsu (comparative adartsuago, superlative adartsuen, excessive adartsuegi)

1. with many branches, branchy
2. (rare) horny, horned (with horns)

   Synonym: adardun

Declension

Declension of adartsu (adjective, ending in vowel)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		adartsu	adartsua	adartsuak
ergative		adartsuk	adartsuak	adartsuek
dative		adartsuri	adartsuari	adartsuei
genitive		adartsuren	adartsuaren	adartsuen
comitative		adartsurekin	adartsuarekin	adartsuekin
causative		adartsurengatik	adartsuarengatik	adartsuengatik
benefactive		adartsurentzat	adartsuarentzat	adartsuentzat
instrumental		adartsuz	adartsuaz	adartsuez
inessive	anim.	adartsurengan	adartsuarengan	adartsuengan
	inanim.	adartsutan	adartsuan	adartsuetan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
	inanim.	adartsutako	adartsuko	adartsuetako
allative	anim.	adartsurengana	adartsuarengana	adartsuengana
	inanim.	adartsutara	adartsura	adartsuetara
terminative	anim.	adartsurenganaino	adartsuarenganaino	adartsuenganaino
	inanim.	adartsutaraino	adartsuraino	adartsuetaraino
directive	anim.	adartsurenganantz	adartsuarenganantz	adartsuenganantz
	inanim.	adartsutarantz	adartsurantz	adartsuetarantz
destinative	anim.	adartsurenganako	adartsuarenganako	adartsuenganako
	inanim.	adartsutarako	adartsurako	adartsuetarako
ablative	anim.	adartsurengandik	adartsuarengandik	adartsuengandik
	inanim.	adartsutatik	adartsutik	adartsuetatik
partitive		adartsurik	—	—
prolative		adartsutzat	—	—

Further reading

• “adartsu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “adartsu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005