galdegai

Basque

Etymology

From galdetu (“to question”) +‎ -gai (“topic, substance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaldeɡai̯/ [ɡal̪.d̪e.ɣ̞ai̯]
• Rhymes: -eɡai̯
• Hyphenation: gal‧de‧gai

Noun

galdegai inan

1. (rare) question

   Synonym: galdera

2. (Basque grammar) the focused element of a clause, immediately before the verb complex or inflected auxiliary

Declension

Declension of galdegai (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	galdegai	galdegaia	galdegaiak
ergative	galdegaik	galdegaiak	galdegaiek
dative	galdegairi	galdegaiari	galdegaiei
genitive	galdegairen	galdegaiaren	galdegaien
comitative	galdegairekin	galdegaiarekin	galdegaiekin
causative	galdegairengatik	galdegaiarengatik	galdegaiengatik
benefactive	galdegairentzat	galdegaiarentzat	galdegaientzat
instrumental	galdegaiz	galdegaiaz	galdegaiez
inessive	galdegaitan	galdegaian	galdegaietan
locative	galdegaitako	galdegaiko	galdegaietako
allative	galdegaitara	galdegaira	galdegaietara
terminative	galdegaitaraino	galdegairaino	galdegaietaraino
directive	galdegaitarantz	galdegairantz	galdegaietarantz
destinative	galdegaitarako	galdegairako	galdegaietarako
ablative	galdegaitatik	galdegaitik	galdegaietatik
partitive	galdegairik	—	—
prolative	galdegaitzat	—	—

Descendants

• → English: galdegaia

Further reading

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