adigabe
Basque
Etymology
From adi (“attention”) + -gabe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /adiɡabe/ [a.ð̞i.ɣ̞a.β̞e]
- Rhymes: -abe, -e
- Hyphenation: a‧di‧ga‧be
Adjective
adigabe (comparative adigabeago, superlative adigabeen, excessive adigabeegi)
- absent-minded
- Synonym: adigalkor
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | adigabe | adigabea | adigabeak | |
| ergative | adigabek | adigabeak | adigabeek | |
| dative | adigaberi | adigabeari | adigabeei | |
| genitive | adigaberen | adigabearen | adigabeen | |
| comitative | adigaberekin | adigabearekin | adigabeekin | |
| causative | adigaberengatik | adigabearengatik | adigabeengatik | |
| benefactive | adigaberentzat | adigabearentzat | adigabeentzat | |
| instrumental | adigabez | adigabeaz | adigabeez | |
| inessive | anim | adigaberengan | adigabearengan | adigabeengan |
| inan | adigabetan | adigabean | adigabeetan | |
| locative | anim | — | — | — |
| inan | adigabetako | adigabeko | adigabeetako | |
| allative | anim | adigaberengana | adigabearengana | adigabeengana |
| inan | adigabetara | adigabera | adigabeetara | |
| terminative | anim | adigaberenganaino | adigabearenganaino | adigabeenganaino |
| inan | adigabetaraino | adigaberaino | adigabeetaraino | |
| directive | anim | adigaberenganantz | adigabearenganantz | adigabeenganantz |
| inan | adigabetarantz | adigaberantz | adigabeetarantz | |
| destinative | anim | adigaberenganako | adigabearenganako | adigabeenganako |
| inan | adigabetarako | adigaberako | adigabeetarako | |
| ablative | anim | adigaberengandik | adigabearengandik | adigabeengandik |
| inan | adigabetatik | adigabetik | adigabeetatik | |
| partitive | adigaberik | — | — | |
| prolative | adigabetzat | — | — | |
Derived terms
- adigabetu (“to get distracted”)
Further reading
- “adigabe”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “adigabe”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005