zimiko

Basque

Alternative forms

• tximiko (Biscayan, Gipuzkoan)
• tzimiko
• ximiko (Navarro-Lapurdian)

Etymology

From zimur (“wrinkle”) +‎ -ko.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /s̻imiko/ [s̻i.mi.ko]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /s̻imiko/ [s̻i.mi.ko]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /s̺imiko/ [s̺i.mi.ko]

• Rhymes: -iko, -o
• Hyphenation: zi‧mi‧ko

Noun

zimiko inan

1. pinch (action of pinching)

   Synonym: atximur

2. insect bite, sting

   Synonym: ziztada

Declension

Declension of zimiko (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	zimiko	zimikoa	zimikoak
ergative	zimikok	zimikoak	zimikoek
dative	zimikori	zimikoari	zimikoei
genitive	zimikoren	zimikoaren	zimikoen
comitative	zimikorekin	zimikoarekin	zimikoekin
causative	zimikorengatik	zimikoarengatik	zimikoengatik
benefactive	zimikorentzat	zimikoarentzat	zimikoentzat
instrumental	zimikoz	zimikoaz	zimikoez
inessive	zimikotan	zimikoan	zimikoetan
locative	zimikotako	zimikoko	zimikoetako
allative	zimikotara	zimikora	zimikoetara
terminative	zimikotaraino	zimikoraino	zimikoetaraino
directive	zimikotarantz	zimikorantz	zimikoetarantz
destinative	zimikotarako	zimikorako	zimikoetarako
ablative	zimikotatik	zimikotik	zimikoetatik
partitive	zimikorik	—	—
prolative	zimikotzat	—	—

Derived terms

• zimiko egin
• zimikoka

Further reading

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