ketsu

Basque

Etymology

From ke (“smoke”) +‎ -tsu.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ket͡s̺u/ [ke.t͡s̺u]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /ket͡s̺u/ [ke.t͡s̺u]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /ket͡s̻u/ [ke.t͡s̻u]

 

• Rhymes: -ets̺u

• (most dialects) Rhymes: -ets̺u
• (Biscayan) Rhymes: -ets̻u

• Hyphenation: ke‧tsu

Adjective

ketsu (comparative ketsuago, superlative ketsuen, excessive ketsuegi)

1. smoky

Declension

Declension of ketsu (adjective, ending in vowel)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		ketsu	ketsua	ketsuak
ergative		ketsuk	ketsuak	ketsuek
dative		ketsuri	ketsuari	ketsuei
genitive		ketsuren	ketsuaren	ketsuen
comitative		ketsurekin	ketsuarekin	ketsuekin
causative		ketsurengatik	ketsuarengatik	ketsuengatik
benefactive		ketsurentzat	ketsuarentzat	ketsuentzat
instrumental		ketsuz	ketsuaz	ketsuez
inessive	anim.	ketsurengan	ketsuarengan	ketsuengan
	inanim.	ketsutan	ketsuan	ketsuetan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
	inanim.	ketsutako	ketsuko	ketsuetako
allative	anim.	ketsurengana	ketsuarengana	ketsuengana
	inanim.	ketsutara	ketsura	ketsuetara
terminative	anim.	ketsurenganaino	ketsuarenganaino	ketsuenganaino
	inanim.	ketsutaraino	ketsuraino	ketsuetaraino
directive	anim.	ketsurenganantz	ketsuarenganantz	ketsuenganantz
	inanim.	ketsutarantz	ketsurantz	ketsuetarantz
destinative	anim.	ketsurenganako	ketsuarenganako	ketsuenganako
	inanim.	ketsutarako	ketsurako	ketsuetarako
ablative	anim.	ketsurengandik	ketsuarengandik	ketsuengandik
	inanim.	ketsutatik	ketsutik	ketsuetatik
partitive		ketsurik	—	—
prolative		ketsutzat	—	—

Further reading

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

Japanese

Romanization

ketsu

1. Rōmaji transcription of けつ
2. Rōmaji transcription of ケツ