ergel

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Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Adjective

ergel (comparative ergelago, superlative ergelen, excessive ergelegi)

  1. silly, stupid
    Synonyms: burugabe, txotxolo

Declension

Declension of ergel (adjective, ending in consonant)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive ergel ergela ergelak
ergative ergelek ergelak ergelek
dative ergeli ergelari ergelei
genitive ergelen ergelaren ergelen
comitative ergelekin ergelarekin ergelekin
causative ergelengatik ergelarengatik ergelengatik
benefactive ergelentzat ergelarentzat ergelentzat
instrumental ergelez ergelaz ergelez
inessive anim ergelengan ergelarengan ergelengan
inan ergeletan ergelean ergeletan
locative anim
inan ergeletako ergeleko ergeletako
allative anim ergelengana ergelarengana ergelengana
inan ergeletara ergelera ergeletara
terminative anim ergelenganaino ergelarenganaino ergelenganaino
inan ergeletaraino ergeleraino ergeletaraino
directive anim ergelenganantz ergelarenganantz ergelenganantz
inan ergeletarantz ergelerantz ergeletarantz
destinative anim ergelenganako ergelarenganako ergelenganako
inan ergeletarako ergelerako ergeletarako
ablative anim ergelengandik ergelarengandik ergelengandik
inan ergeletatik ergeletik ergeletatik
partitive ergelik
prolative ergeltzat

Derived terms

Further reading

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