Donostia
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Basque
Alternative forms
Etymology
First attested in 1491, ultimately from done (“saint”) + *Sebastiani (“Sebastian”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Donostia inan
- San Sebastián (a city and municipality of Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain)
Declension
Declension of Donostia (inanimate, ending in -a)
| indefinite | |
|---|---|
| absolutive | Donostia |
| ergative | Donostiak |
| dative | Donostiari |
| genitive | Donostiaren |
| comitative | Donostiarekin |
| causative | Donostiarengatik |
| benefactive | Donostiarentzat |
| instrumental | Donostiaz |
| inessive | Donostian |
| locative | Donostiako |
| allative | Donostiara |
| terminative | Donostiaraino |
| directive | Donostiarantz |
| destinative | Donostiarako |
| ablative | Donostiatik |
| partitive | Donostiarik |
| prolative | Donostiatzat |
Derived terms
References
- Patxi Salaberri Zaratiegi (2019) “Donostia”, in Gipuzkoako herrien izenak (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia, →ISBN, page 144