desberdin

Basque

Alternative forms

• desbardin (Biscayan)

Etymology

des- (“un”) +‎ berdin (“same”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /des̺berdin/, [d̪e̞z̺.β̞e̞r.ð̞ĩn]

Adjective

desberdin (comparative desberdinago, superlative desberdinen, excessive desberdinegi)

1. different

Declension

Declension of desberdin (adjective, ending in consonant)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		desberdin	desberdina	desberdinak
ergative		desberdinek	desberdinak	desberdinek
dative		desberdini	desberdinari	desberdinei
genitive		desberdinen	desberdinaren	desberdinen
comitative		desberdinekin	desberdinarekin	desberdinekin
causative		desberdinengatik	desberdinarengatik	desberdinengatik
benefactive		desberdinentzat	desberdinarentzat	desberdinentzat
instrumental		desberdinez	desberdinaz	desberdinez
inessive	anim.	desberdinengan	desberdinarengan	desberdinengan
	inanim.	desberdinetan	desberdinean	desberdinetan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
	inanim.	desberdinetako	desberdineko	desberdinetako
allative	anim.	desberdinengana	desberdinarengana	desberdinengana
	inanim.	desberdinetara	desberdinera	desberdinetara
terminative	anim.	desberdinenganaino	desberdinarenganaino	desberdinenganaino
	inanim.	desberdinetaraino	desberdineraino	desberdinetaraino
directive	anim.	desberdinenganantz	desberdinarenganantz	desberdinenganantz
	inanim.	desberdinetarantz	desberdinerantz	desberdinetarantz
destinative	anim.	desberdinenganako	desberdinarenganako	desberdinenganako
	inanim.	desberdinetarako	desberdinerako	desberdinetarako
ablative	anim.	desberdinengandik	desberdinarengandik	desberdinengandik
	inanim.	desberdinetatik	desberdinetik	desberdinetatik
partitive		desberdinik	—	—
prolative		desberdintzat	—	—

Synonyms

• ezberdin

Antonyms

• berdin

Further reading

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