igel
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Balinese
Romanization
igel
- Romanization of ᬳᬶᬕᭂᬮ᭄
Basque
Etymology
Unknown. Perhaps related to igeri (“swimming”)
Pronunciation
Noun
igel anim
Declension
Declension of igel (animate, ending in consonant)
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | igel | igela | igelak |
| ergative | igelek | igelak | igelek |
| dative | igeli | igelari | igelei |
| genitive | igelen | igelaren | igelen |
| comitative | igelekin | igelarekin | igelekin |
| causative | igelengatik | igelarengatik | igelengatik |
| benefactive | igelentzat | igelarentzat | igelentzat |
| instrumental | igelez | igelaz | igelez |
| inessive | igelengan | igelarengan | igelengan |
| locative | — | — | — |
| allative | igelengana | igelarengana | igelengana |
| terminative | igelenganaino | igelarenganaino | igelenganaino |
| directive | igelenganantz | igelarenganantz | igelenganantz |
| destinative | igelenganako | igelarenganako | igelenganako |
| ablative | igelengandik | igelarengandik | igelengandik |
| partitive | igelik | — | — |
| prolative | igeltzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- baso-igel gorri (“European common frog”)
- baso-igel iberiar (“Iberian frog”)
- baso-igel jauzkari (“agile frog”)
- igebelar (“water lily”)
- igel-hankak (“frog legs”)
- sasi-igel (“tree frog”)
- ur-igel (“marsh frog”)
- zuhaitz-igel (“tree frog”)
Further reading
- “igel”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “igel”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Slovene
Noun
igel
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish igil, from Old Norse *igla, from Proto-Germanic *egalaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ógʷʰis (“snake”). Cognate with Icelandic igla, Danish igle, Norwegian igle and German Egel.
Noun
igel c
Declension
Declension of igel
Derived terms
Further reading
- igel in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- igel in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)