madarikatu
Basque
Alternative forms
- maradikatu (Souletin)
Etymology
From Latin maledīcere (“to curse”), with the verbal suffix -tu and metathesis (some Northern dialects preserve the non-metathesized form).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /madaɾikatu/, [ma.ð̞a.ɾi.ka.t̪u]
Verb
madarikatu du (present participle madarikatzen, future participle madarikatuko, short form madarika, verbal noun madarikatze)
- to damn, to curse something or someone
- to curse, to swear
- Synonym: birao egin
Derived terms
- madarikapen (“curse”)
- madarikatzaile (“foul-mouthed”)
- madarikazio (“curse”)
Adjective
madarikatu (comparative madarikatuago, superlative madarikatuen, excessive madarikatuegi)
Declension
| Declension of madarikatu (adjective, ending in vowel) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | ||
| absolutive | madarikatu | madarikatua | madarikatuak | |
| ergative | madarikatuk | madarikatuak | madarikatuek | |
| dative | madarikaturi | madarikatuari | madarikatuei | |
| genitive | madarikaturen | madarikatuaren | madarikatuen | |
| comitative | madarikaturekin | madarikatuarekin | madarikatuekin | |
| causative | madarikaturengatik | madarikatuarengatik | madarikatuengatik | |
| benefactive | madarikaturentzat | madarikatuarentzat | madarikatuentzat | |
| instrumental | madarikatuz | madarikatuaz | madarikatuez | |
| inessive | anim. | madarikaturengan | madarikatuarengan | madarikatuengan |
| inanim. | madarikatutan | madarikatuan | madarikatuetan | |
| locative | anim. | — | — | — |
| inanim. | madarikatutako | madarikatuko | madarikatuetako | |
| allative | anim. | madarikaturengana | madarikatuarengana | madarikatuengana |
| inanim. | madarikatutara | madarikatura | madarikatuetara | |
| terminative | anim. | madarikaturenganaino | madarikatuarenganaino | madarikatuenganaino |
| inanim. | madarikatutaraino | madarikaturaino | madarikatuetaraino | |
| directive | anim. | madarikaturenganantz | madarikatuarenganantz | madarikatuenganantz |
| inanim. | madarikatutarantz | madarikaturantz | madarikatuetarantz | |
| destinative | anim. | madarikaturenganako | madarikatuarenganako | madarikatuenganako |
| inanim. | madarikatutarako | madarikaturako | madarikatuetarako | |
| ablative | anim. | madarikaturengandik | madarikatuarengandik | madarikatuengandik |
| inanim. | madarikatutatik | madarikatutik | madarikatuetatik | |
| partitive | madarikaturik | — | — | |
| prolative | madarikatutzat | — | — | |
References
- “madarikatu” in Euskal Hiztegi Historiko-Etimologikoa, euskaltzaindia.eus
Further reading
- "madarikatu" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “madarikatu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
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