eskuin
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Basque
Etymology
From Proto-Basque *eskune. Equivalent to a compound of esku (“hand”) and a second element which might be on (“good”).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
eskuin (comparative eskuinago, superlative eskuinen, excessive eskuinegi)
- right-handed
- (Northern) right
Declension
Declension of eskuin (adjective, ending in consonant)
Noun
eskuin inan
- right, right-hand side
- (politics) right-wing
Declension
Declension of eskuin (inanimate, ending in consonant)
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | eskuin | eskuina | eskuinak |
| ergative | eskuinek | eskuinak | eskuinek |
| dative | eskuini | eskuinari | eskuinei |
| genitive | eskuinen | eskuinaren | eskuinen |
| comitative | eskuinekin | eskuinarekin | eskuinekin |
| causative | eskuinengatik | eskuinarengatik | eskuinengatik |
| benefactive | eskuinentzat | eskuinarentzat | eskuinentzat |
| instrumental | eskuinez | eskuinaz | eskuinez |
| inessive | eskuinetan | eskuinean | eskuinetan |
| locative | eskuinetako | eskuineko | eskuinetako |
| allative | eskuinetara | eskuinera | eskuinetara |
| terminative | eskuinetaraino | eskuineraino | eskuinetaraino |
| directive | eskuinetarantz | eskuinerantz | eskuinetarantz |
| destinative | eskuinetarako | eskuinerako | eskuinetarako |
| ablative | eskuinetatik | eskuinetik | eskuinetatik |
| partitive | eskuinik | — | — |
| prolative | eskuintzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- eskuin eta ezker (“left and right”)
- eskuin-ezker (“left and right”)
- eskuin-ezkerti (“ambidextrous”)
- eskuinalde (“right-hand side”)
- eskuinbirakari (“dextrorotatory”)
- eskuindar (“right-wing”)
- eskuineko (“right-wing”)
- eskuinkada (“strike with the right hand”)
- eskuinti (“right-handed”)
References
- ^ “eskuin” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk