jainkojale

Basque

Etymology

From jainko (“god, deity”) +‎ jale (“eater”), a pun on jainkozale (“devout, pious”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /ɟai̯nkoɟale/ [ɟai̯ŋ.ko.ɟa.le]

 

• IPA^(key): (Southern) /xai̯nkoxale/ [xai̯ŋ.ko.xa.le]

• IPA^(key): (Gipuzkoan) /xai̯nkoxale/ [xai̯ŋ.ko.xa.le]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /d͡ʒai̯nkod͡ʒale/ [d͡ʒai̯ŋ.ko.d͡ʒa.le]
• IPA^(key): (Navarrese) /jai̯nkojale/ [jai̯ŋ.ko.ja.le]

• Rhymes: -ale
• Hyphenation: jain‧ko‧ja‧le

Noun

jainkojale (comparative jainkojaleago, superlative jainkojaleen, excessive jainkojaleegi)

1. (rare) holier-than-thou

Declension

Declension of jainkojale (adjective, ending in vowel)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		jainkojale	jainkojalea	jainkojaleak
ergative		jainkojalek	jainkojaleak	jainkojaleek
dative		jainkojaleri	jainkojaleari	jainkojaleei
genitive		jainkojaleren	jainkojalearen	jainkojaleen
comitative		jainkojalerekin	jainkojalearekin	jainkojaleekin
causative		jainkojalerengatik	jainkojalearengatik	jainkojaleengatik
benefactive		jainkojalerentzat	jainkojalearentzat	jainkojaleentzat
instrumental		jainkojalez	jainkojaleaz	jainkojaleez
inessive	anim.	jainkojalerengan	jainkojalearengan	jainkojaleengan
	inanim.	jainkojaletan	jainkojalean	jainkojaleetan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
	inanim.	jainkojaletako	jainkojaleko	jainkojaleetako
allative	anim.	jainkojalerengana	jainkojalearengana	jainkojaleengana
	inanim.	jainkojaletara	jainkojalera	jainkojaleetara
terminative	anim.	jainkojalerenganaino	jainkojalearenganaino	jainkojaleenganaino
	inanim.	jainkojaletaraino	jainkojaleraino	jainkojaleetaraino
directive	anim.	jainkojalerenganantz	jainkojalearenganantz	jainkojaleenganantz
	inanim.	jainkojaletarantz	jainkojalerantz	jainkojaleetarantz
destinative	anim.	jainkojalerenganako	jainkojalearenganako	jainkojaleenganako
	inanim.	jainkojaletarako	jainkojalerako	jainkojaleetarako
ablative	anim.	jainkojalerengandik	jainkojalearengandik	jainkojaleengandik
	inanim.	jainkojaletatik	jainkojaletik	jainkojaleetatik
partitive		jainkojalerik	—	—
prolative		jainkojaletzat	—	—

Further reading

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