opil

Basque

Etymology

From o- (combining form of ogi (“bread”)) and the Proto-Basque root *bil- (“round”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /opil/ [o.pil]
• Rhymes: -opil
• Hyphenation: o‧pil

Noun

opil inan

1. bread roll, muffin (a round, flattish bun)

Declension

Declension of opil (inanimate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	opil	opila	opilak
ergative	opilek	opilak	opilek
dative	opili	opilari	opilei
genitive	opilen	opilaren	opilen
comitative	opilekin	opilarekin	opilekin
causative	opilengatik	opilarengatik	opilengatik
benefactive	opilentzat	opilarentzat	opilentzat
instrumental	opilez	opilaz	opilez
inessive	opiletan	opilean	opiletan
locative	opiletako	opileko	opiletako
allative	opiletara	opilera	opiletara
terminative	opiletaraino	opileraino	opiletaraino
directive	opiletarantz	opilerantz	opiletarantz
destinative	opiletarako	opilerako	opiletarako
ablative	opiletatik	opiletik	opiletatik
partitive	opilik	—	—
prolative	opiltzat	—	—

Derived terms

• arrautzopil (“omelette”)
• artopil
• bere opilari su egin (“every man for himself”)
• garropil
• martopil (“postpartum gifts”)
• ogi-opil
• ogia erre arterainoko opil
• opildu (“to flatten”)
• pazko-opil
• piper-opil
• sanblas-opil
• sutopil

 

Further reading

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