sorgin

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Basque

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. It almost certainly contains the suffix -gin (“doer, maker”), but the first element is obscure.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /s̺orɡin/
Rhymes: -orɡin
Hyphenation: sor‧gin

Adjective

sorgin (comparative sorginago, superlative sorginen, excessive sorginegi)

(of a woman) witch, evil, crone
captivating, enchanting
Synonym: liluragarri

Declension

Declension of sorgin (adjective, ending in consonant)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		sorgin	sorgina	sorginak
ergative		sorginek	sorginak	sorginek
dative		sorgini	sorginari	sorginei
genitive		sorginen	sorginaren	sorginen
comitative		sorginekin	sorginarekin	sorginekin
causative		sorginengatik	sorginarengatik	sorginengatik
benefactive		sorginentzat	sorginarentzat	sorginentzat
instrumental		sorginez	sorginaz	sorginez
inessive	anim.	sorginengan	sorginarengan	sorginengan
inessive	inanim.	sorginetan	sorginean	sorginetan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
locative	inanim.	sorginetako	sorgineko	sorginetako
allative	anim.	sorginengana	sorginarengana	sorginengana
allative	inanim.	sorginetara	sorginera	sorginetara
terminative	anim.	sorginenganaino	sorginarenganaino	sorginenganaino
terminative	inanim.	sorginetaraino	sorgineraino	sorginetaraino
directive	anim.	sorginenganantz	sorginarenganantz	sorginenganantz
directive	inanim.	sorginetarantz	sorginerantz	sorginetarantz
destinative	anim.	sorginenganako	sorginarenganako	sorginenganako
destinative	inanim.	sorginetarako	sorginerako	sorginetarako
ablative	anim.	sorginengandik	sorginarengandik	sorginengandik
ablative	inanim.	sorginetatik	sorginetik	sorginetatik
partitive		sorginik	—	—
prolative		sorgintzat	—	—

Noun

sorgin anim

witch, sorcerer
Synonym: azti

Declension

Declension of sorgin (animate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	sorgin	sorgina	sorginak
ergative	sorginek	sorginak	sorginek
dative	sorgini	sorginari	sorginei
genitive	sorginen	sorginaren	sorginen
comitative	sorginekin	sorginarekin	sorginekin
causative	sorginengatik	sorginarengatik	sorginengatik
benefactive	sorginentzat	sorginarentzat	sorginentzat
instrumental	sorginez	sorginaz	sorginez
inessive	sorginengan	sorginarengan	sorginengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	sorginengana	sorginarengana	sorginengana
terminative	sorginenganaino	sorginarenganaino	sorginenganaino
directive	sorginenganantz	sorginarenganantz	sorginenganantz
destinative	sorginenganako	sorginarenganako	sorginenganako
ablative	sorginengandik	sorginarengandik	sorginengandik
partitive	sorginik	—	—
prolative	sorgintzat	—	—

Derived terms

sorgin-afari
sorgin-baratxuri (“wild garlic”)
sorgin-belar (“deadly nightshade”)
sorgin-dantza
sorgin-ehiza (“witch-hunt”)
sorgin-gurpil
sorgin-haize
sorgin-iratze (“lady fern”)
sorgin-oilo (“butterfly”)
sorgin-orratz
sorgin-orrazi (“curly plumeless thistle”)
sorgin-txori (“treecreper”)
sorgindu (“to become a witch”)
sorgingo (“witchery”)
sorginkeria (“witchery”)
sorgintasun (“witchery”)
sorgintza (“witchery”)
sorgintzaile
sorgintze

Descendants

→ Spanish: jorguín

Further reading

“sorgin”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
“sorgin”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

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