koldar

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koldar/ [kol̪.d̪ar]
• Rhymes: -oldar, -ar
• Hyphenation: kol‧dar

Adjective

koldar (comparative koldarrago, superlative koldarren, excessive koldarregi)

1. cowardly

   Synonym: beldurti

Declension

Declension of koldar (adjective, ending in -r)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		koldar	koldarra	koldarrak
ergative		koldarrek	koldarrak	koldarrek
dative		koldarri	koldarrari	koldarrei
genitive		koldarren	koldarraren	koldarren
comitative		koldarrekin	koldarrarekin	koldarrekin
causative		koldarrengatik	koldarrarengatik	koldarrengatik
benefactive		koldarrentzat	koldarrarentzat	koldarrentzat
instrumental		koldarrez	koldarraz	koldarrez
inessive	anim	koldarrengan	koldarrarengan	koldarrengan
	inan	koldarretan	koldarrean	koldarretan
locative	anim	—	—	—
	inan	koldarretako	koldarreko	koldarretako
allative	anim	koldarrengana	koldarrarengana	koldarrengana
	inan	koldarretara	koldarrera	koldarretara
terminative	anim	koldarrenganaino	koldarrarenganaino	koldarrenganaino
	inan	koldarretaraino	koldarreraino	koldarretaraino
directive	anim	koldarrenganantz	koldarrarenganantz	koldarrenganantz
	inan	koldarretarantz	koldarrerantz	koldarretarantz
destinative	anim	koldarrenganako	koldarrarenganako	koldarrenganako
	inan	koldarretarako	koldarrerako	koldarretarako
ablative	anim	koldarrengandik	koldarrarengandik	koldarrengandik
	inan	koldarretatik	koldarretik	koldarretatik
partitive		koldarrik	—	—
prolative		koldartzat	—	—

Derived terms

• koldarkeria (“cowardice”)
• koldartasun (“cowardice”)
• koldartu (“to frighten”)

Further reading

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