ijito

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Egipto (“Egypt”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /iʒito/ [i.ʒi.t̪o]
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /ixito/ [i.xi.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ito
  • Hyphenation: i‧ji‧to

Noun

ijito anim

  1. Roma
    Synonyms: buhame, motxaile, tzigano

Declension
Declension of ijito (animate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive ijito ijitoa ijitoak
ergative ijitok ijitoak ijitoek
dative ijitori ijitoari ijitoei
genitive ijitoren ijitoaren ijitoen
comitative ijitorekin ijitoarekin ijitoekin
causative ijitorengatik ijitoarengatik ijitoengatik
benefactive ijitorentzat ijitoarentzat ijitoentzat
instrumental ijitoz ijitoaz ijitoez
inessive ijitorengan ijitoarengan ijitoengan
locative — — —
allative ijitorengana ijitoarengana ijitoengana
terminative ijitorenganaino ijitoarenganaino ijitoenganaino
directive ijitorenganantz ijitoarenganantz ijitoenganantz
destinative ijitorenganako ijitoarenganako ijitoenganako
ablative ijitorengandik ijitoarengandik ijitoengandik
partitive ijitorik — —
prolative ijitotzat — —

Derived terms
  • ijito-sardina (“European sprat”)
  • ijitokeria
  • ijitokume

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