ahul

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Spanish or Old Occitan avol (“bad, vile”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /au̯l/, [au̯l]
  • IPA(key): (Northern) /ahul/, [a.ɦul]

Adjective

ahul (comparative ahulago, superlative ahulen, excessive ahulegi)

  1. weak
    Synonyms: makal, argal, motel
  2. insipid

Declension
Declension of ahul (adjective, ending in consonant)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive ahul ahula ahulak
ergative ahulek ahulak ahulek
dative ahuli ahulari ahulei
genitive ahulen ahularen ahulen
comitative ahulekin ahularekin ahulekin
causative ahulengatik ahularengatik ahulengatik
benefactive ahulentzat ahularentzat ahulentzat
instrumental ahulez ahulaz ahulez
inessive anim. ahulengan ahularengan ahulengan
inanim. ahuletan ahulean ahuletan
locative anim. — — —
inanim. ahuletako ahuleko ahuletako
allative anim. ahulengana ahularengana ahulengana
inanim. ahuletara ahulera ahuletara
terminative anim. ahulenganaino ahularenganaino ahulenganaino
inanim. ahuletaraino ahuleraino ahuletaraino
directive anim. ahulenganantz ahularenganantz ahulenganantz
inanim. ahuletarantz ahulerantz ahuletarantz
destinative anim. ahulenganako ahularenganako ahulenganako
inanim. ahuletarako ahulerako ahuletarako
ablative anim. ahulengandik ahularengandik ahulengandik
inanim. ahuletatik ahuletik ahuletatik
partitive ahulik — —
prolative ahultzat — —

Derived terms
  • ahulaldi
  • ahularazi (“to cause to become weak”)
  • ahuldade (“weakness”)
  • ahuldu (“to weaken”)
  • ahuldura (“weakness”)
  • ahuleria (“weakness”)
  • ahuletsi (“to weaken”)
  • ahulezia (“weakness”)
  • ahulgarri (“weakening, weakener”)
  • ahulgune (“weak spot”)
  • ahulkeria
  • ahulki (“weakly”)
  • ahultasun (“weakness”)
  • ahultxo
  • ahultzaile (“weakening, weakener”)
  • ahulune
  • ahulxko

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