eduki

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Basque

Etymology

From *edun (to have) +‎ -ki, from the Proto-Basque root *-dun-.[1] The adjective and noun senses are derived from the verb.

Pronunciation

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Verb

eduki du (imperfect participle edukitzen, future participle edukiko, short form eduki, verbal noun edukitze)

  1. to support, sustain
  2. to keep
  3. (Southern) to have, possess
    Synonyms: izan (Southern), ukan (Northern)
  4. to take for
  5. to believe, think
  6. to stay true, remain faithful

Conjugation

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Adjective

eduki (comparative edukiago, superlative edukien, excessive edukiegi)

  1. rich
  2. stingy, cheap

Declension

Declension of eduki (adjective, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive eduki edukia edukiak
ergative edukik edukiak edukiek
dative edukiri edukiari edukiei
genitive edukiren edukiaren edukien
comitative edukirekin edukiarekin edukiekin
causative edukirengatik edukiarengatik edukiengatik
benefactive edukirentzat edukiarentzat edukientzat
instrumental edukiz edukiaz edukiez
inessive anim edukirengan edukiarengan edukiengan
inan edukitan edukian edukietan
locative anim
inan edukitako edukiko edukietako
allative anim edukirengana edukiarengana edukiengana
inan edukitara edukira edukietara
terminative anim edukirenganaino edukiarenganaino edukienganaino
inan edukitaraino edukiraino edukietaraino
directive anim edukirenganantz edukiarenganantz edukienganantz
inan edukitarantz edukirantz edukietarantz
destinative anim edukirenganako edukiarenganako edukienganako
inan edukitarako edukirako edukietarako
ablative anim edukirengandik edukiarengandik edukiengandik
inan edukitatik edukitik edukietatik
partitive edukirik
prolative edukitzat

Noun

eduki inan or anim

  1. content, possession, goods
  2. rich person
  3. stingy, cheap person

Declension

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ *edun” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Further reading

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

Esperanto

Etymology

From French éduquer, English educate, Italian educare etc., all from Latin ēducō.

Pronunciation

Verb

eduki (present edukas, past edukis, future edukos, conditional edukus, volitive eduku)

  1. to educate
  2. to bring up, to raise (children)

Conjugation

Conjugation of eduki
present past future
singular plural singular plural singular plural
tense edukas edukis edukos
active participle edukanta edukantaj edukinta edukintaj edukonta edukontaj
acc. edukantan edukantajn edukintan edukintajn edukontan edukontajn
passive participle edukata edukataj edukita edukitaj edukota edukotaj
acc. edukatan edukatajn edukitan edukitajn edukotan edukotajn
nominal active participle edukanto edukantoj edukinto edukintoj edukonto edukontoj
acc. edukanton edukantojn edukinton edukintojn edukonton edukontojn
nominal passive participle edukato edukatoj edukito edukitoj edukoto edukotoj
acc. edukaton edukatojn edukiton edukitojn edukoton edukotojn
adverbial active participle edukante edukinte edukonte
adverbial passive participle edukate edukite edukote
infinitive eduki imperative eduku conditional edukus

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