bibote

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bigote.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /bibote/ [bi.β̞o.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ote, -e
• Hyphenation: bi‧bo‧te

Noun

bibote inan

1. moustache

Declension

Declension of bibote (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	bibote	bibotea	biboteak
ergative	bibotek	biboteak	biboteek
dative	biboteri	biboteari	biboteei
genitive	biboteren	bibotearen	biboteen
comitative	biboterekin	bibotearekin	biboteekin
causative	biboterengatik	bibotearengatik	biboteengatik
benefactive	biboterentzat	bibotearentzat	biboteentzat
instrumental	bibotez	biboteaz	biboteez
inessive	bibotetan	bibotean	biboteetan
locative	bibotetako	biboteko	biboteetako
allative	bibotetara	bibotera	biboteetara
terminative	bibotetaraino	biboteraino	biboteetaraino
directive	bibotetarantz	biboterantz	biboteetarantz
destinative	bibotetarako	biboterako	biboteetarako
ablative	bibotetatik	bibotetik	biboteetatik
partitive	biboterik	—	—
prolative	bibotetzat	—	—

Derived terms

• bibotedun
• bibotetsu

Further reading

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