kakalardo

Basque

Etymology

Unknown, perhaps related to Dutch kakkerlak.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /kakalardo/ [ka.ka.lar.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -ardo, -o
• Hyphenation: ka‧ka‧lar‧do

Noun

kakalardo anim

1. (insects) beetle

Declension

Declension of kakalardo (animate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	kakalardo	kakalardoa	kakalardoak
ergative	kakalardok	kakalardoak	kakalardoek
dative	kakalardori	kakalardoari	kakalardoei
genitive	kakalardoren	kakalardoaren	kakalardoen
comitative	kakalardorekin	kakalardoarekin	kakalardoekin
causative	kakalardorengatik	kakalardoarengatik	kakalardoengatik
benefactive	kakalardorentzat	kakalardoarentzat	kakalardoentzat
instrumental	kakalardoz	kakalardoaz	kakalardoez
inessive	kakalardorengan	kakalardoarengan	kakalardoengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	kakalardorengana	kakalardoarengana	kakalardoengana
terminative	kakalardorenganaino	kakalardoarenganaino	kakalardoenganaino
directive	kakalardorenganantz	kakalardoarenganantz	kakalardoenganantz
destinative	kakalardorenganako	kakalardoarenganako	kakalardoenganako
ablative	kakalardorengandik	kakalardoarengandik	kakalardoengandik
partitive	kakalardorik	—	—
prolative	kakalardotzat	—	—

Further reading

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