igogailu

Basque

Etymology

From igo (“to go up”) +‎ gailu (“device”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /iɡoɡai̯lu/ [i.ɣ̞o.ɣ̞ai̯.lu]
• IPA^(key): (Southern) /iɡoɡaʎu/ [i.ɣ̞o.ɣ̞a.ʎu]
• (Navarro-Lapurdian) Rhymes: -ai̯lu
• (Southern) Rhymes: -aʎu
• Hyphenation: i‧go‧gai‧lu

Noun

igogailu inan

1. lift, elevator

Declension

Declension of igogailu (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	igogailu	igogailua	igogailuak
ergative	igogailuk	igogailuak	igogailuek
dative	igogailuri	igogailuari	igogailuei
genitive	igogailuren	igogailuaren	igogailuen
comitative	igogailurekin	igogailuarekin	igogailuekin
causative	igogailurengatik	igogailuarengatik	igogailuengatik
benefactive	igogailurentzat	igogailuarentzat	igogailuentzat
instrumental	igogailuz	igogailuaz	igogailuez
inessive	igogailutan	igogailuan	igogailuetan
locative	igogailutako	igogailuko	igogailuetako
allative	igogailutara	igogailura	igogailuetara
terminative	igogailutaraino	igogailuraino	igogailuetaraino
directive	igogailutarantz	igogailurantz	igogailuetarantz
destinative	igogailutarako	igogailurako	igogailuetarako
ablative	igogailutatik	igogailutik	igogailuetatik
partitive	igogailurik	—	—
prolative	igogailutzat	—	—

Derived terms

• igogailuzain (“elevator operator”)

 

Further reading

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