bikain
Basque
[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
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Adjective
[edit]bikain (comparative bikainago, superlative bikainen, excessive bikainegi)
Declension
[edit]Declension of bikain (adjective, ending in consonant)
Derived terms
[edit]- bikaindu (“to perfect”)
- bikainki (“excellently”)
- bikaintasun (“excellence”)
Adverb
[edit]bikain (comparative bikainago, superlative bikainen, excessive bikainegi)
- excellently
- Synonym: bikainki
Noun
[edit]bikain inan
- (education) A (highest grade)
- excellence
- Synonym: bikaintasun
Declension
[edit]Declension of bikain (inanimate, ending in consonant)
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | bikain | bikaina | bikainak |
| ergative | bikainek | bikainak | bikainek |
| dative | bikaini | bikainari | bikainei |
| genitive | bikainen | bikainaren | bikainen |
| comitative | bikainekin | bikainarekin | bikainekin |
| causative | bikainengatik | bikainarengatik | bikainengatik |
| benefactive | bikainentzat | bikainarentzat | bikainentzat |
| instrumental | bikainez | bikainaz | bikainez |
| inessive | bikainetan | bikainean | bikainetan |
| locative | bikainetako | bikaineko | bikainetako |
| allative | bikainetara | bikainera | bikainetara |
| terminative | bikainetaraino | bikaineraino | bikainetaraino |
| directive | bikainetarantz | bikainerantz | bikainetarantz |
| destinative | bikainetarako | bikainerako | bikainetarako |
| ablative | bikainetatik | bikainetik | bikainetatik |
| partitive | bikainik | — | — |
| prolative | bikaintzat | — | — |
Further reading
[edit]- “bikain”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “bikain”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005