marroi

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish marrón, from French marron.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /maroi̯/ [ma.roi̯]
• Rhymes: -aroi̯, -oi̯
• Hyphenation: ma‧rroi

Adjective

marroi (comparative marroiago, superlative marroien, excessive marroiegi)

1. brown

Declension

Declension of marroi (adjective, ending in vowel)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		marroi	marroia	marroiak
ergative		marroik	marroiak	marroiek
dative		marroiri	marroiari	marroiei
genitive		marroiren	marroiaren	marroien
comitative		marroirekin	marroiarekin	marroiekin
causative		marroirengatik	marroiarengatik	marroiengatik
benefactive		marroirentzat	marroiarentzat	marroientzat
instrumental		marroiz	marroiaz	marroiez
inessive	anim	marroirengan	marroiarengan	marroiengan
	inan	marroitan	marroian	marroietan
locative	anim	—	—	—
	inan	marroitako	marroiko	marroietako
allative	anim	marroirengana	marroiarengana	marroiengana
	inan	marroitara	marroira	marroietara
terminative	anim	marroirenganaino	marroiarenganaino	marroienganaino
	inan	marroitaraino	marroiraino	marroietaraino
directive	anim	marroirenganantz	marroiarenganantz	marroienganantz
	inan	marroitarantz	marroirantz	marroietarantz
destinative	anim	marroirenganako	marroiarenganako	marroienganako
	inan	marroitarako	marroirako	marroietarako
ablative	anim	marroirengandik	marroiarengandik	marroiengandik
	inan	marroitatik	marroitik	marroietatik
partitive		marroirik	—	—
prolative		marroitzat	—	—

Derived terms

• marroixka (“brownish”)

See also

Colors in Basque · koloreak (layout · text)

zuri	gris	beltz
gorri	laranja; marroi	hori
	berde
	oztin	urdin
ubel	more	arrosa

Further reading

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