sorgin

Basque

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. It almost certainly contains the suffix -gin (“doer, maker”), but the first element is obscure.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /s̺orɡin/ [s̺or.ɣ̞ĩn]
• Rhymes: -orɡin, -in
• Hyphenation: sor‧gin

Adjective

sorgin (comparative sorginago, superlative sorginen, excessive sorginegi)

1. (of a woman) witch, evil, crone
2. captivating, enchanting

   Synonym: liluragarri

Declension

Declension of sorgin (adjective, ending in consonant)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		sorgin	sorgina	sorginak
ergative		sorginek	sorginak	sorginek
dative		sorgini	sorginari	sorginei
genitive		sorginen	sorginaren	sorginen
comitative		sorginekin	sorginarekin	sorginekin
causative		sorginengatik	sorginarengatik	sorginengatik
benefactive		sorginentzat	sorginarentzat	sorginentzat
instrumental		sorginez	sorginaz	sorginez
inessive	anim	sorginengan	sorginarengan	sorginengan
	inan	sorginetan	sorginean	sorginetan
locative	anim	—	—	—
	inan	sorginetako	sorgineko	sorginetako
allative	anim	sorginengana	sorginarengana	sorginengana
	inan	sorginetara	sorginera	sorginetara
terminative	anim	sorginenganaino	sorginarenganaino	sorginenganaino
	inan	sorginetaraino	sorgineraino	sorginetaraino
directive	anim	sorginenganantz	sorginarenganantz	sorginenganantz
	inan	sorginetarantz	sorginerantz	sorginetarantz
destinative	anim	sorginenganako	sorginarenganako	sorginenganako
	inan	sorginetarako	sorginerako	sorginetarako
ablative	anim	sorginengandik	sorginarengandik	sorginengandik
	inan	sorginetatik	sorginetik	sorginetatik
partitive		sorginik	—	—
prolative		sorgintzat	—	—

Noun

sorgin anim

1. witch, sorcerer

   Synonym: azti

Declension

Declension of sorgin (animate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	sorgin	sorgina	sorginak
ergative	sorginek	sorginak	sorginek
dative	sorgini	sorginari	sorginei
genitive	sorginen	sorginaren	sorginen
comitative	sorginekin	sorginarekin	sorginekin
causative	sorginengatik	sorginarengatik	sorginengatik
benefactive	sorginentzat	sorginarentzat	sorginentzat
instrumental	sorginez	sorginaz	sorginez
inessive	sorginengan	sorginarengan	sorginengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	sorginengana	sorginarengana	sorginengana
terminative	sorginenganaino	sorginarenganaino	sorginenganaino
directive	sorginenganantz	sorginarenganantz	sorginenganantz
destinative	sorginenganako	sorginarenganako	sorginenganako
ablative	sorginengandik	sorginarengandik	sorginengandik
partitive	sorginik	—	—
prolative	sorgintzat	—	—

Derived terms

• sorgin-afari
• sorgin-baratxuri (“wild garlic”)
• sorgin-belar (“deadly nightshade”)
• sorgin-dantza
• sorgin-ehiza (“witch-hunt”)
• sorgin-gurpil
• sorgin-haize
• sorgin-iratze (“lady fern”)
• sorgin-oilo (“butterfly”)
• sorgin-orratz
• sorgin-orrazi (“curly plumeless thistle”)
• sorgin-txori (“treecreper”)
• sorgindu (“to become a witch”)
• sorgingo (“witchery”)
• sorginkeria (“witchery”)
• sorgintasun (“witchery”)
• sorgintza (“witchery”)
• sorgintzaile
• sorgintze

Descendants

• → Spanish: jorguín

Further reading

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