ergel

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /erɡel/, [e̞r.ɣ̞e̞l]

Adjective

ergel (comparative ergelago, superlative ergelen, excessive ergelegi)

silly, stupid
Synonyms: burugabe, txotxolo

Declension

Declension of ergel (adjective, ending in consonant)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		ergel	ergela	ergelak
ergative		ergelek	ergelak	ergelek
dative		ergeli	ergelari	ergelei
genitive		ergelen	ergelaren	ergelen
comitative		ergelekin	ergelarekin	ergelekin
causative		ergelengatik	ergelarengatik	ergelengatik
benefactive		ergelentzat	ergelarentzat	ergelentzat
instrumental		ergelez	ergelaz	ergelez
inessive	anim.	ergelengan	ergelarengan	ergelengan
inessive	inanim.	ergeletan	ergelean	ergeletan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
locative	inanim.	ergeletako	ergeleko	ergeletako
allative	anim.	ergelengana	ergelarengana	ergelengana
allative	inanim.	ergeletara	ergelera	ergeletara
terminative	anim.	ergelenganaino	ergelarenganaino	ergelenganaino
terminative	inanim.	ergeletaraino	ergeleraino	ergeletaraino
directive	anim.	ergelenganantz	ergelarenganantz	ergelenganantz
directive	inanim.	ergeletarantz	ergelerantz	ergeletarantz
destinative	anim.	ergelenganako	ergelarenganako	ergelenganako
destinative	inanim.	ergeletarako	ergelerako	ergeletarako
ablative	anim.	ergelengandik	ergelarengandik	ergelengandik
ablative	inanim.	ergeletatik	ergeletik	ergeletatik
partitive		ergelik	—	—
prolative		ergeltzat	—	—

Derived terms

ergeldu (“to stupefy”)
ergelkeria (“stupidity”)
ergelki (“stupidly”)
ergeltasun (“stupidity”)

Further reading

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

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