Ilargia

See also: ilargia

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *(h)iLe (“moon, month”) +‎ argi (“light”).[1] The analysis as hil (“dead”) +‎ argi (“light”), literally “light of the dead” is a folk etymology.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Southern) /iʎarɡia/, [i.ʎar.ɣ̞i.a]
  • IPA(key): (Northern) /ilarɡia/, [i.lar.ɣ̞i.a]

Proper noun

Ilargia inan

  1. the Moon

Declension

Declension of Ilargia (inanimate with article, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive Ilargi Ilargia —
ergative — Ilargiak —
dative — Ilargiari —
genitive — Ilargiaren —
comitative — Ilargiarekin —
causative — Ilargiarengatik —
benefactive — Ilargiarentzat —
instrumental — Ilargiaz —
inessive — Ilargian —
locative — Ilargiko —
allative — Ilargira —
terminative — Ilargiraino —
directive — Ilargirantz —
destinative — Ilargirako —
ablative — Ilargitik —
partitive Ilargirik — —
prolative Ilargitzat — —

References

  1. “*iLe” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Further reading

  • "Ilargia" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
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