itsusi

Basque

Etymology

Probably contains the ancient adjective forming suffix *-i.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /it͡s̺us̺i/ [i.t͡s̺u.s̺i]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /it͡s̺us̺i/ [i.t͡s̺u.s̺i]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /it͡s̻us̺i/ [i.t͡s̻u.s̺i]

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• Rhymes: -us̺i, -i
• Hyphenation: i‧tsu‧si

Adjective

itsusi (comparative itsusiago, superlative itsusien, excessive itsusiegi)

1. ugly

   Antonyms: eder, polit

Declension

Declension of itsusi (adjective, ending in vowel)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		itsusi	itsusia	itsusiak
ergative		itsusik	itsusiak	itsusiek
dative		itsusiri	itsusiari	itsusiei
genitive		itsusiren	itsusiaren	itsusien
comitative		itsusirekin	itsusiarekin	itsusiekin
causative		itsusirengatik	itsusiarengatik	itsusiengatik
benefactive		itsusirentzat	itsusiarentzat	itsusientzat
instrumental		itsusiz	itsusiaz	itsusiez
inessive	anim	itsusirengan	itsusiarengan	itsusiengan
	inan	itsusitan	itsusian	itsusietan
locative	anim	—	—	—
	inan	itsusitako	itsusiko	itsusietako
allative	anim	itsusirengana	itsusiarengana	itsusiengana
	inan	itsusitara	itsusira	itsusietara
terminative	anim	itsusirenganaino	itsusiarenganaino	itsusienganaino
	inan	itsusitaraino	itsusiraino	itsusietaraino
directive	anim	itsusirenganantz	itsusiarenganantz	itsusienganantz
	inan	itsusitarantz	itsusirantz	itsusietarantz
destinative	anim	itsusirenganako	itsusiarenganako	itsusienganako
	inan	itsusitarako	itsusirako	itsusietarako
ablative	anim	itsusirengandik	itsusiarengandik	itsusiengandik
	inan	itsusitatik	itsusitik	itsusietatik
partitive		itsusirik	—	—
prolative		itsusitzat	—	—

Further reading

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