adei

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adei̯/ [a.ð̞ei̯]
• Rhymes: -adei̯, -ei̯
• Hyphenation: a‧dei

Noun

adei inan

1. deference

   Synonym: adeitasun

2. (religion) grace

Declension

Declension of adei (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	adei	adeia	adeiak
ergative	adeik	adeiak	adeiek
dative	adeiri	adeiari	adeiei
genitive	adeiren	adeiaren	adeien
comitative	adeirekin	adeiarekin	adeiekin
causative	adeirengatik	adeiarengatik	adeiengatik
benefactive	adeirentzat	adeiarentzat	adeientzat
instrumental	adeiz	adeiaz	adeiez
inessive	adeitan	adeian	adeietan
locative	adeitako	adeiko	adeietako
allative	adeitara	adeira	adeietara
terminative	adeitaraino	adeiraino	adeietaraino
directive	adeitarantz	adeirantz	adeietarantz
destinative	adeitarako	adeirako	adeietarako
ablative	adeitatik	adeitik	adeietatik
partitive	adeirik	—	—
prolative	adeitzat	—	—

Derived terms

• adei-lege (“courtesy”)
• adeitasun (“deference”) (see there for further derivations)
• adeitsu (“deferential”)
• adeitsuki (“respectfully”)

Further reading

• “adei”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “adei”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Rade

Noun

adei

1. a younger sibling