atsegin

Basque

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /at͡s̺eɡin/ [a.t͡s̺e.ɣ̞ĩn]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /at͡s̺eɡin/ [a.t͡s̺e.ɣ̞ĩn]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /at͡s̻eɡin/ [a.t͡s̻e.ɣ̞ĩn]

• Rhymes: -eɡin, -in
• Hyphenation: a‧tse‧gin

Adjective

atsegin (comparative atseginago, superlative atseginen, excessive atseginegi)

1. pleasant

Declension

Declension of atsegin (adjective, ending in consonant)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		atsegin	atsegina	atseginak
ergative		atseginek	atseginak	atseginek
dative		atsegini	atseginari	atseginei
genitive		atseginen	atseginaren	atseginen
comitative		atseginekin	atseginarekin	atseginekin
causative		atseginengatik	atseginarengatik	atseginengatik
benefactive		atseginentzat	atseginarentzat	atseginentzat
instrumental		atseginez	atseginaz	atseginez
inessive	anim	atseginengan	atseginarengan	atseginengan
	inan	atseginetan	atseginean	atseginetan
locative	anim	—	—	—
	inan	atseginetako	atsegineko	atseginetako
allative	anim	atseginengana	atseginarengana	atseginengana
	inan	atseginetara	atseginera	atseginetara
terminative	anim	atseginenganaino	atseginarenganaino	atseginenganaino
	inan	atseginetaraino	atsegineraino	atseginetaraino
directive	anim	atseginenganantz	atseginarenganantz	atseginenganantz
	inan	atseginetarantz	atseginerantz	atseginetarantz
destinative	anim	atseginenganako	atseginarenganako	atseginenganako
	inan	atseginetarako	atseginerako	atseginetarako
ablative	anim	atseginengandik	atseginarengandik	atseginengandik
	inan	atseginetatik	atseginetik	atseginetatik
partitive		atseginik	—	—
prolative		atsegintzat	—	—

Noun

atsegin inan

1. pleasure

Declension

Declension of atsegin (inanimate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	atsegin	atsegina	atseginak
ergative	atseginek	atseginak	atseginek
dative	atsegini	atseginari	atseginei
genitive	atseginen	atseginaren	atseginen
comitative	atseginekin	atseginarekin	atseginekin
causative	atseginengatik	atseginarengatik	atseginengatik
benefactive	atseginentzat	atseginarentzat	atseginentzat
instrumental	atseginez	atseginaz	atseginez
inessive	atseginetan	atseginean	atseginetan
locative	atseginetako	atsegineko	atseginetako
allative	atseginetara	atseginera	atseginetara
terminative	atseginetaraino	atsegineraino	atseginetaraino
directive	atseginetarantz	atseginerantz	atseginetarantz
destinative	atseginetarako	atseginerako	atseginetarako
ablative	atseginetatik	atseginetik	atseginetatik
partitive	atseginik	—	—
prolative	atsegintzat	—	—

Derived terms

• atsegin eman (“give pleasure”)
• atsegin hartu (“take pleasure”)

Further reading

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