ongizate

Basque

Etymology

From ongi (“well”) +‎ izate (“being”).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /onɡis̻ate/ [oŋ.ɡi.s̻a.t̪e]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /onɡis̺ate/ [oŋ.ɡi.s̺a.t̪e]

  • Rhymes: -ate, -e
  • Hyphenation: on‧gi‧za‧te

Noun

ongizate inan

  1. welfare, well-being

Declension

Declension of ongizate (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive ongizate ongizatea ongizateak
ergative ongizatek ongizateak ongizateek
dative ongizateri ongizateari ongizateei
genitive ongizateren ongizatearen ongizateen
comitative ongizaterekin ongizatearekin ongizateekin
causative ongizaterengatik ongizatearengatik ongizateengatik
benefactive ongizaterentzat ongizatearentzat ongizateentzat
instrumental ongizatez ongizateaz ongizateez
inessive ongizatetan ongizatean ongizateetan
locative ongizatetako ongizateko ongizateetako
allative ongizatetara ongizatera ongizateetara
terminative ongizatetaraino ongizateraino ongizateetaraino
directive ongizatetarantz ongizaterantz ongizateetarantz
destinative ongizatetarako ongizaterako ongizateetarako
ablative ongizatetatik ongizatetik ongizateetatik
partitive ongizaterik — —
prolative ongizatetzat — —

Further reading

  • “ongizate”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • “ongizate”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
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