sorgin
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Basque[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Of uncertain origin. It almost certainly contains the suffix -gin (“doer, maker”), but the first element is obscure.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Adjective[edit]
sorgin (comparative sorginago, superlative sorginen, excessive sorginegi)
- (of a woman) witch, evil, crone
- captivating, enchanting
- Synonym: liluragarri
Declension[edit]
Declension of sorgin (adjective, ending in consonant)
Noun[edit]
sorgin anim
Declension[edit]
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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- → Spanish: jorguín