ikastaro

Basque

Etymology

ikasi (“to learn”) +‎ aro (“period”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ikas̺taɾo/ [i.kas̺.t̪a.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -aɾo, -o
• Hyphenation: i‧kas‧ta‧ro

Noun

ikastaro inan

1. educational course

   Synonym: ikastaldi

Declension

Declension of ikastaro (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	ikastaro	ikastaroa	ikastaroak
ergative	ikastarok	ikastaroak	ikastaroek
dative	ikastarori	ikastaroari	ikastaroei
genitive	ikastaroren	ikastaroaren	ikastaroen
comitative	ikastarorekin	ikastaroarekin	ikastaroekin
causative	ikastarorengatik	ikastaroarengatik	ikastaroengatik
benefactive	ikastarorentzat	ikastaroarentzat	ikastaroentzat
instrumental	ikastaroz	ikastaroaz	ikastaroez
inessive	ikastarotan	ikastaroan	ikastaroetan
locative	ikastarotako	ikastaroko	ikastaroetako
allative	ikastarotara	ikastarora	ikastaroetara
terminative	ikastarotaraino	ikastaroraino	ikastaroetaraino
directive	ikastarotarantz	ikastarorantz	ikastaroetarantz
destinative	ikastarotarako	ikastarorako	ikastaroetarako
ablative	ikastarotatik	ikastarotik	ikastaroetatik
partitive	ikastarorik	—	—
prolative	ikastarotzat	—	—

Further reading

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