ikastun

Basque

Etymology

From ikasi (“to learn”) +‎ -dun.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ikas̺tun/, [i.kas̺.t̪ũn]

Noun

ikastun anim

  1. one who is studious
  2. student, apprentice, disciple

Declension
Declension of ikastun (animate, ending in consonant)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive ikastun ikastuna ikastunak
ergative ikastunek ikastunak ikastunek
dative ikastuni ikastunari ikastunei
genitive ikastunen ikastunaren ikastunen
comitative ikastunekin ikastunarekin ikastunekin
causative ikastunengatik ikastunarengatik ikastunengatik
benefactive ikastunentzat ikastunarentzat ikastunentzat
instrumental ikastunez ikastunaz ikastunez
inessive ikastunengan ikastunarengan ikastunengan
locative — — —
allative ikastunengana ikastunarengana ikastunengana
terminative ikastunenganaino ikastunarenganaino ikastunenganaino
directive ikastunenganantz ikastunarenganantz ikastunenganantz
destinative ikastunenganako ikastunarenganako ikastunenganako
ablative ikastunengandik ikastunarengandik ikastunengandik
partitive ikastunik — —
prolative ikastuntzat — —

Adjective

ikastun (comparative ikastunago, superlative ikastunen, excessive ikastunegi)

  1. studious, applied, hard-working
  2. nerdy

Declension
Declension of ikastun (adjective, ending in consonant)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive ikastun ikastuna ikastunak
ergative ikastunek ikastunak ikastunek
dative ikastuni ikastunari ikastunei
genitive ikastunen ikastunaren ikastunen
comitative ikastunekin ikastunarekin ikastunekin
causative ikastunengatik ikastunarengatik ikastunengatik
benefactive ikastunentzat ikastunarentzat ikastunentzat
instrumental ikastunez ikastunaz ikastunez
inessive anim. ikastunengan ikastunarengan ikastunengan
inanim. ikastunetan ikastunean ikastunetan
locative anim. — — —
inanim. ikastunetako ikastuneko ikastunetako
allative anim. ikastunengana ikastunarengana ikastunengana
inanim. ikastunetara ikastunera ikastunetara
terminative anim. ikastunenganaino ikastunarenganaino ikastunenganaino
inanim. ikastunetaraino ikastuneraino ikastunetaraino
directive anim. ikastunenganantz ikastunarenganantz ikastunenganantz
inanim. ikastunetarantz ikastunerantz ikastunetarantz
destinative anim. ikastunenganako ikastunarenganako ikastunenganako
inanim. ikastunetarako ikastunerako ikastunetarako
ablative anim. ikastunengandik ikastunarengandik ikastunengandik
inanim. ikastunetatik ikastunetik ikastunetatik
partitive ikastunik — —
prolative ikastuntzat — —

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