arrazoi

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish razón.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /aras̻oi̯/ [a.ra.s̻oi̯]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /aras̻oi̯/ [a.ra.s̻oi̯]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /aras̺oi̯/ [a.ra.s̺oi̯]

 

• Rhymes: -as̻oi̯

• (most dialects) Rhymes: -as̻oi̯
• (Biscayan) Rhymes: -as̺oi̯

• Hyphenation: a‧rra‧zoi

Noun

arrazoi inan

1. cause, reason

   Synonym: zergatiko

2. argument, proof
3. reason, reasoning

   Synonyms: adimen, arrazoimen

Declension

Declension of arrazoi (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	arrazoi	arrazoia	arrazoiak
ergative	arrazoik	arrazoiak	arrazoiek
dative	arrazoiri	arrazoiari	arrazoiei
genitive	arrazoiren	arrazoiaren	arrazoien
comitative	arrazoirekin	arrazoiarekin	arrazoiekin
causative	arrazoirengatik	arrazoiarengatik	arrazoiengatik
benefactive	arrazoirentzat	arrazoiarentzat	arrazoientzat
instrumental	arrazoiz	arrazoiaz	arrazoiez
inessive	arrazoitan	arrazoian	arrazoietan
locative	arrazoitako	arrazoiko	arrazoietako
allative	arrazoitara	arrazoira	arrazoietara
terminative	arrazoitaraino	arrazoiraino	arrazoietaraino
directive	arrazoitarantz	arrazoirantz	arrazoietarantz
destinative	arrazoitarako	arrazoirako	arrazoietarako
ablative	arrazoitatik	arrazoitik	arrazoietatik
partitive	arrazoirik	—	—
prolative	arrazoitzat	—	—

Further reading

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