zezenkari

Basque

Etymology

From zezen (“bull”) +‎ -kari

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /s̻es̻enkaɾi/ [s̻e.s̻eŋ.ka.ɾi]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /s̻es̻enkaɾi/ [s̻e.s̻eŋ.ka.ɾi]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /s̺es̺enkaɾi/ [s̺e.s̺eŋ.ka.ɾi]

• Rhymes: -aɾi
• Hyphenation: ze‧zen‧ka‧ri

Noun

zezenkari anim

1. (rare) bullfighter

   Synonyms: zezenketari, toreatzaile, torero

Declension

Declension of zezenkari (animate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	zezenkari	zezenkaria	zezenkariak
ergative	zezenkarik	zezenkariak	zezenkariek
dative	zezenkariri	zezenkariari	zezenkariei
genitive	zezenkariren	zezenkariaren	zezenkarien
comitative	zezenkarirekin	zezenkariarekin	zezenkariekin
causative	zezenkarirengatik	zezenkariarengatik	zezenkariengatik
benefactive	zezenkarirentzat	zezenkariarentzat	zezenkarientzat
instrumental	zezenkariz	zezenkariaz	zezenkariez
inessive	zezenkarirengan	zezenkariarengan	zezenkariengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	zezenkarirengana	zezenkariarengana	zezenkariengana
terminative	zezenkarirenganaino	zezenkariarenganaino	zezenkarienganaino
directive	zezenkarirenganantz	zezenkariarenganantz	zezenkarienganantz
destinative	zezenkarirenganako	zezenkariarenganako	zezenkarienganako
ablative	zezenkarirengandik	zezenkariarengandik	zezenkariengandik
partitive	zezenkaririk	—	—
prolative	zezenkaritzat	—	—

Further reading

• “zezenkari”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005