tramankulu

Basque
FWOTD – 3 October 2023

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tramankulu/ [t̪ra.maŋ.ku.lu]
  • Rhymes: -ulu
  • Hyphenation: tra‧man‧ku‧lu

Noun

tramankulu inan

  1. (informal) a large, useless or unusual machine, piece of junk
    Synonym: trepeta
    • 1961, Agustin Anabitarte, Aprika-ko basamortuan, Itxaropena Argitaldaria, page 61:
      Jeep ura sinist eziñeko tramankulu traketsa zan.
      That Jeep was an unbelievably clumsy piece of junk.

Declension
Declension of tramankulu (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive tramankulu tramankulua tramankuluak
ergative tramankuluk tramankuluak tramankuluek
dative tramankuluri tramankuluari tramankuluei
genitive tramankuluren tramankuluaren tramankuluen
comitative tramankulurekin tramankuluarekin tramankuluekin
causative tramankulurengatik tramankuluarengatik tramankuluengatik
benefactive tramankulurentzat tramankuluarentzat tramankuluentzat
instrumental tramankuluz tramankuluaz tramankuluez
inessive tramankulutan tramankuluan tramankuluetan
locative tramankulutako tramankuluko tramankuluetako
allative tramankulutara tramankulura tramankuluetara
terminative tramankulutaraino tramankuluraino tramankuluetaraino
directive tramankulutarantz tramankulurantz tramankuluetarantz
destinative tramankulutarako tramankulurako tramankuluetarako
ablative tramankulutatik tramankulutik tramankuluetatik
partitive tramankulurik — —
prolative tramankulutzat — —

Descendants
  • → Spanish: tramánculo

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