nahikoa

Basque

Etymology

From nahiko (“enough, quite”) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /nai̯koa/, [nai̯.ko̞.a]
  • IPA(key): (Northern) /nahikoa/, [na.ɦi.ko̞.a]

Adverb

nahikoa (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of nahiko (“quite”)
  2. enough

Usage notes
  • The sense "enough" is exclusive to nahikoa.

Derived terms
  • nahikoa egin
  • nahikoa eta gehiegi (“enough”)
  • nahikoa izan (“to suffice”)

Determiner

nahikoa

  1. Alternative form of nahiko (“enough”)

Noun

nahikoa

  1. absolutive singular of nahiko

Further reading
  • "nahiko" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
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