bikain
Basque
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bikai̯n/ [bi.kãĩ̯n]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ikai̯n, -ai̯n
- Hyphenation: bi‧kain
Adjective
bikain (comparative bikainago, superlative bikainen, excessive bikainegi)
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | bikain | bikaina | bikainak | |
| ergative | bikainek | bikainak | bikainek | |
| dative | bikaini | bikainari | bikainei | |
| genitive | bikainen | bikainaren | bikainen | |
| comitative | bikainekin | bikainarekin | bikainekin | |
| causative | bikainengatik | bikainarengatik | bikainengatik | |
| benefactive | bikainentzat | bikainarentzat | bikainentzat | |
| instrumental | bikainez | bikainaz | bikainez | |
| inessive | anim | bikainengan | bikainarengan | bikainengan |
| inan | bikainetan | bikainean | bikainetan | |
| locative | anim | — | — | — |
| inan | bikainetako | bikaineko | bikainetako | |
| allative | anim | bikainengana | bikainarengana | bikainengana |
| inan | bikainetara | bikainera | bikainetara | |
| terminative | anim | bikainenganaino | bikainarenganaino | bikainenganaino |
| inan | bikainetaraino | bikaineraino | bikainetaraino | |
| directive | anim | bikainenganantz | bikainarenganantz | bikainenganantz |
| inan | bikainetarantz | bikainerantz | bikainetarantz | |
| destinative | anim | bikainenganako | bikainarenganako | bikainenganako |
| inan | bikainetarako | bikainerako | bikainetarako | |
| ablative | anim | bikainengandik | bikainarengandik | bikainengandik |
| inan | bikainetatik | bikainetik | bikainetatik | |
| partitive | bikainik | — | — | |
| prolative | bikaintzat | — | — | |
Derived terms
- bikaindu (“to perfect”)
- bikainki (“excellently”)
- bikaintasun (“excellence”)
Adverb
bikain (comparative bikainago, superlative bikainen, excessive bikainegi)
- excellently
- Synonym: bikainki
Noun
bikain inan
- (education) A (highest grade)
- excellence
- Synonym: bikaintasun
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | bikain | bikaina | bikainak |
| ergative | bikainek | bikainak | bikainek |
| dative | bikaini | bikainari | bikainei |
| genitive | bikainen | bikainaren | bikainen |
| comitative | bikainekin | bikainarekin | bikainekin |
| causative | bikainengatik | bikainarengatik | bikainengatik |
| benefactive | bikainentzat | bikainarentzat | bikainentzat |
| instrumental | bikainez | bikainaz | bikainez |
| inessive | bikainetan | bikainean | bikainetan |
| locative | bikainetako | bikaineko | bikainetako |
| allative | bikainetara | bikainera | bikainetara |
| terminative | bikainetaraino | bikaineraino | bikainetaraino |
| directive | bikainetarantz | bikainerantz | bikainetarantz |
| destinative | bikainetarako | bikainerako | bikainetarako |
| ablative | bikainetatik | bikainetik | bikainetatik |
| partitive | bikainik | — | — |
| prolative | bikaintzat | — | — |
Further reading
- “bikain”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “bikain”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005