zorion

Basque

Etymology

From zori (“luck”) +‎ on (“good”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /s̻oɾion/ [s̻o.ɾi.õn]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /s̻oɾion/ [s̻o.ɾi.õn]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /s̺oɾion/ [s̺o.ɾi.õn]

• Rhymes: -ion, -on
• Hyphenation: zo‧ri‧on

Noun

zorion inan

1. good luck, luck, fortune
2. happiness, bliss

Declension

Declension of zorion (inanimate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	zorion	zoriona	zorionak
ergative	zorionek	zorionak	zorionek
dative	zorioni	zorionari	zorionei
genitive	zorionen	zorionaren	zorionen
comitative	zorionekin	zorionarekin	zorionekin
causative	zorionengatik	zorionarengatik	zorionengatik
benefactive	zorionentzat	zorionarentzat	zorionentzat
instrumental	zorionez	zorionaz	zorionez
inessive	zorionetan	zorionean	zorionetan
locative	zorionetako	zorioneko	zorionetako
allative	zorionetara	zorionera	zorionetara
terminative	zorionetaraino	zorioneraino	zorionetaraino
directive	zorionetarantz	zorionerantz	zorionetarantz
destinative	zorionetarako	zorionerako	zorionetarako
ablative	zorionetatik	zorionetik	zorionetatik
partitive	zorionik	—	—
prolative	zoriontzat	—	—

Derived terms

• zorion-agur
• zorionak (“congratulations”)
• zorionak eman (“to congratulate”)
• zorionbide
• zoriondu
• zoriondun
• Zorione
• zorionean
• zorioneko
• zorioneko egon
• zorionez
• zorionezko
• zoriontasun (“happiness”)
• zoriontsu (“happy”)

Further reading

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