bikain

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /bikai̯n/, [bi.kãĩ̯n]

Adjective

bikain (comparative bikainago, superlative bikainen, excessive bikainegi)

1. excellent

Declension

Declension of bikain (adjective, ending in consonant)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		bikain	bikaina	bikainak
ergative		bikainek	bikainak	bikainek
dative		bikaini	bikainari	bikainei
genitive		bikainen	bikainaren	bikainen
comitative		bikainekin	bikainarekin	bikainekin
causative		bikainengatik	bikainarengatik	bikainengatik
benefactive		bikainentzat	bikainarentzat	bikainentzat
instrumental		bikainez	bikainaz	bikainez
inessive	anim	bikainengan	bikainarengan	bikainengan
	inan	bikainetan	bikainean	bikainetan
locative	anim	—	—	—
	inan	bikainetako	bikaineko	bikainetako
allative	anim	bikainengana	bikainarengana	bikainengana
	inan	bikainetara	bikainera	bikainetara
terminative	anim	bikainenganaino	bikainarenganaino	bikainenganaino
	inan	bikainetaraino	bikaineraino	bikainetaraino
directive	anim	bikainenganantz	bikainarenganantz	bikainenganantz
	inan	bikainetarantz	bikainerantz	bikainetarantz
destinative	anim	bikainenganako	bikainarenganako	bikainenganako
	inan	bikainetarako	bikainerako	bikainetarako
ablative	anim	bikainengandik	bikainarengandik	bikainengandik
	inan	bikainetatik	bikainetik	bikainetatik
partitive		bikainik	—	—
prolative		bikaintzat	—	—

Derived terms

• bikaindu (“to perfect”)
• bikainki (“excellently”)
• bikaintasun (“excellence”)

Adverb

bikain (comparative bikainago, superlative bikainen, excessive bikainegi)

1. excellently

   Synonym: bikainki

Noun

bikain inan

1. (education) A (highest grade)
2. excellence

   Synonym: bikaintasun

Declension

Declension of bikain (inanimate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	bikain	bikaina	bikainak
ergative	bikainek	bikainak	bikainek
dative	bikaini	bikainari	bikainei
genitive	bikainen	bikainaren	bikainen
comitative	bikainekin	bikainarekin	bikainekin
causative	bikainengatik	bikainarengatik	bikainengatik
benefactive	bikainentzat	bikainarentzat	bikainentzat
instrumental	bikainez	bikainaz	bikainez
inessive	bikainetan	bikainean	bikainetan
locative	bikainetako	bikaineko	bikainetako
allative	bikainetara	bikainera	bikainetara
terminative	bikainetaraino	bikaineraino	bikainetaraino
directive	bikainetarantz	bikainerantz	bikainetarantz
destinative	bikainetarako	bikainerako	bikainetarako
ablative	bikainetatik	bikainetik	bikainetatik
partitive	bikainik	—	—
prolative	bikaintzat	—	—

Further reading

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