ostadar

Basque

Alternative forms

• ortzadar

Etymology

From ortzi (“sky”) +‎ adar (“branch, horn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /os̺tadar/ [os̺.t̪a.ð̞ar]

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• Rhymes: -adar
• Hyphenation: os‧ta‧dar

Noun

ostadar inan

1. rainbow

Declension

Declension of ostadar (inanimate, ending in -r)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	ostadar	ostadarra	ostadarrak
ergative	ostadarrek	ostadarrak	ostadarrek
dative	ostadarri	ostadarrari	ostadarrei
genitive	ostadarren	ostadarraren	ostadarren
comitative	ostadarrekin	ostadarrarekin	ostadarrekin
causative	ostadarrengatik	ostadarrarengatik	ostadarrengatik
benefactive	ostadarrentzat	ostadarrarentzat	ostadarrentzat
instrumental	ostadarrez	ostadarraz	ostadarrez
inessive	ostadarretan	ostadarrean	ostadarretan
locative	ostadarretako	ostadarreko	ostadarretako
allative	ostadarretara	ostadarrera	ostadarretara
terminative	ostadarretaraino	ostadarreraino	ostadarretaraino
directive	ostadarretarantz	ostadarrerantz	ostadarretarantz
destinative	ostadarretarako	ostadarrerako	ostadarretarako
ablative	ostadarretatik	ostadarretik	ostadarretatik
partitive	ostadarrik	—	—
prolative	ostadartzat	—	—

Further reading

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