sinestezin

Basque

Etymology

From sineste (verbal noun of sinetsi (“to believe”)) +‎ -ezin (“un-”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Southern) /s̺iɲes̺tes̻in/, [s̺i.ɲe̞s̺.t̪e̞.s̻ĩn]
• IPA^(key): (Northern) /s̺ines̺tes̻in/, [s̺i.ne̞s̺.t̪e̞.s̻ĩn]

Adjective

sinestezin (comparative sinestezinago, superlative sinestezinen, excessive sinestezinegi)

1. unbelievable

Declension

Declension of sinestezin (adjective, ending in consonant)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		sinestezin	sinestezina	sinestezinak
ergative		sinestezinek	sinestezinak	sinestezinek
dative		sinestezini	sinestezinari	sinestezinei
genitive		sinestezinen	sinestezinaren	sinestezinen
comitative		sinestezinekin	sinestezinarekin	sinestezinekin
causative		sinestezinengatik	sinestezinarengatik	sinestezinengatik
benefactive		sinestezinentzat	sinestezinarentzat	sinestezinentzat
instrumental		sinestezinez	sinestezinaz	sinestezinez
inessive	anim.	sinestezinengan	sinestezinarengan	sinestezinengan
	inanim.	sinestezinetan	sinestezinean	sinestezinetan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
	inanim.	sinestezinetako	sinestezineko	sinestezinetako
allative	anim.	sinestezinengana	sinestezinarengana	sinestezinengana
	inanim.	sinestezinetara	sinestezinera	sinestezinetara
terminative	anim.	sinestezinenganaino	sinestezinarenganaino	sinestezinenganaino
	inanim.	sinestezinetaraino	sinestezineraino	sinestezinetaraino
directive	anim.	sinestezinenganantz	sinestezinarenganantz	sinestezinenganantz
	inanim.	sinestezinetarantz	sinestezinerantz	sinestezinetarantz
destinative	anim.	sinestezinenganako	sinestezinarenganako	sinestezinenganako
	inanim.	sinestezinetarako	sinestezinerako	sinestezinetarako
ablative	anim.	sinestezinengandik	sinestezinarengandik	sinestezinengandik
	inanim.	sinestezinetatik	sinestezinetik	sinestezinetatik
partitive		sinestezinik	—	—
prolative		sinestezintzat	—	—

Further reading

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