arrazoi

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish razón.

Pronunciation
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  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /aras̻oi̯/ [a.ra.s̻oi̯]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /aras̺oi̯/ [a.ra.s̺oi̯]

 
  • (most dialects) Rhymes: -as̻oi̯
  • (Biscayan) Rhymes: -as̺oi̯

  • Hyphenation: a‧rra‧zoi

Noun

arrazoi inan

  1. cause, reason
    Synonym: zergatiko
  2. argument, proof
  3. reason, reasoning
    Synonyms: adimen, arrazoimen

Declension
Declension of arrazoi (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive arrazoi arrazoia arrazoiak
ergative arrazoik arrazoiak arrazoiek
dative arrazoiri arrazoiari arrazoiei
genitive arrazoiren arrazoiaren arrazoien
comitative arrazoirekin arrazoiarekin arrazoiekin
causative arrazoirengatik arrazoiarengatik arrazoiengatik
benefactive arrazoirentzat arrazoiarentzat arrazoientzat
instrumental arrazoiz arrazoiaz arrazoiez
inessive arrazoitan arrazoian arrazoietan
locative arrazoitako arrazoiko arrazoietako
allative arrazoitara arrazoira arrazoietara
terminative arrazoitaraino arrazoiraino arrazoietaraino
directive arrazoitarantz arrazoirantz arrazoietarantz
destinative arrazoitarako arrazoirako arrazoietarako
ablative arrazoitatik arrazoitik arrazoietatik
partitive arrazoirik — —
prolative arrazoitzat — —

Further reading
  • "arrazoi" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “arrazoi” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
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