igeltsu
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Basque
Etymology
Borrowed from a Romance language, compare Asturian yelsu.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: i‧gel‧tsu
Noun
igeltsu inan
- plaster (building material)
- plaster cast
Declension
Declension of igeltsu (inanimate, ending in vowel)
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | igeltsu | igeltsua | igeltsuak |
| ergative | igeltsuk | igeltsuak | igeltsuek |
| dative | igeltsuri | igeltsuari | igeltsuei |
| genitive | igeltsuren | igeltsuaren | igeltsuen |
| comitative | igeltsurekin | igeltsuarekin | igeltsuekin |
| causative | igeltsurengatik | igeltsuarengatik | igeltsuengatik |
| benefactive | igeltsurentzat | igeltsuarentzat | igeltsuentzat |
| instrumental | igeltsuz | igeltsuaz | igeltsuez |
| inessive | igeltsutan | igeltsuan | igeltsuetan |
| locative | igeltsutako | igeltsuko | igeltsuetako |
| allative | igeltsutara | igeltsura | igeltsuetara |
| terminative | igeltsutaraino | igeltsuraino | igeltsuetaraino |
| directive | igeltsutarantz | igeltsurantz | igeltsuetarantz |
| destinative | igeltsutarako | igeltsurako | igeltsuetarako |
| ablative | igeltsutatik | igeltsutik | igeltsuetatik |
| partitive | igeltsurik | — | — |
| prolative | igeltsutzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- igeltsatu (“to put a plaster cast on”)
- igeltseria (“plasterwork”)
- igeltsero (“mason”)
- igeltserotza (“bricklaying industry”)
- igeltsu beltz (“black plaster”)
- igeltsu zuri (“white plaster”)
- igeltsu-harri (“gypsum”)
- igeltsugin (“plasterer”)
- igeltsugintza (“plaster manufacture”)
- igeltsutegi (“gypsum deposit”)
- igeltsuzale (“gypsophile”)
- igeltsuztatu (“to plaster”)
Further reading
- “igeltsu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia, Euskaltzaindia
- “igeltsu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia, Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005