maitemin

Basque

Etymology

Compound of maite (“love”) +‎ min (“pain, longing”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mai̯temin/, [mai̯.t̪e̞.mĩn]

Noun

maitemin inan

  1. infatuation

Declension
Declension of maitemin (inanimate, ending in consonant)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive maitemin maitemina maiteminak
ergative maiteminek maiteminak maiteminek
dative maitemini maiteminari maiteminei
genitive maiteminen maiteminaren maiteminen
comitative maiteminekin maiteminarekin maiteminekin
causative maiteminengatik maiteminarengatik maiteminengatik
benefactive maiteminentzat maiteminarentzat maiteminentzat
instrumental maiteminez maiteminaz maiteminez
inessive maiteminetan maiteminean maiteminetan
locative maiteminetako maitemineko maiteminetako
allative maiteminetara maiteminera maiteminetara
terminative maiteminetaraino maitemineraino maiteminetaraino
directive maiteminetarantz maiteminerantz maiteminetarantz
destinative maiteminetarako maiteminerako maiteminetarako
ablative maiteminetatik maiteminetik maiteminetatik
partitive maiteminik — —
prolative maitemintzat — —

Derived terms
  • maitemindu (“to fall in love”)

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