adeitsu

Basque

Etymology

From adei (“deference”) +‎ -tsu.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /adei̯t͡s̺u/ [a.ð̞ei̯.t͡s̺u]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /adei̯t͡s̺u/ [a.ð̞ei̯.t͡s̺u]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /adei̯t͡s̻u/ [a.ð̞ei̯.t͡s̻u]

 

• Rhymes: -ei̯ts̺u

• (most dialects) Rhymes: -ei̯ts̺u
• (Biscayan) Rhymes: -ei̯ts̻u

• Hyphenation: a‧dei‧tsu

Adjective

adeitsu (comparative adeitsuago, superlative adeitsuen, excessive adeitsuegi)

1. polite, deferential

   Synonym: adikor

Declension

Declension of adeitsu (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	adeitsu	adeitsua	adeitsuak
ergative	adeitsuk	adeitsuak	adeitsuek
dative	adeitsuri	adeitsuari	adeitsuei
genitive	adeitsuren	adeitsuaren	adeitsuen
comitative	adeitsurekin	adeitsuarekin	adeitsuekin
causative	adeitsurengatik	adeitsuarengatik	adeitsuengatik
benefactive	adeitsurentzat	adeitsuarentzat	adeitsuentzat
instrumental	adeitsuz	adeitsuaz	adeitsuez
inessive	adeitsutan	adeitsuan	adeitsuetan
locative	adeitsutako	adeitsuko	adeitsuetako
allative	adeitsutara	adeitsura	adeitsuetara
terminative	adeitsutaraino	adeitsuraino	adeitsuetaraino
directive	adeitsutarantz	adeitsurantz	adeitsuetarantz
destinative	adeitsutarako	adeitsurako	adeitsuetarako
ablative	adeitsutatik	adeitsutik	adeitsuetatik
partitive	adeitsurik	—	—
prolative	adeitsutzat	—	—

Derived terms

• adeitsuki (“respectfully”)

 

Further reading

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