abixoi

Basque

Etymology

From Spanish abichón (“silverfish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abiʃoi̯/ [a.β̞i.ʃoi̯]
• Rhymes: -iʃoi̯
• Hyphenation: a‧bi‧xoi

Noun

abixoi anim

1. silverfish
2. argentine

   Synonym: zilar-arrain

Declension

Declension of abixoi (animate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	abixoi	abixoia	abixoiak
ergative	abixoik	abixoiak	abixoiek
dative	abixoiri	abixoiari	abixoiei
genitive	abixoiren	abixoiaren	abixoien
comitative	abixoirekin	abixoiarekin	abixoiekin
causative	abixoirengatik	abixoiarengatik	abixoiengatik
benefactive	abixoirentzat	abixoiarentzat	abixoientzat
instrumental	abixoiz	abixoiaz	abixoiez
inessive	abixoirengan	abixoiarengan	abixoiengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	abixoirengana	abixoiarengana	abixoiengana
terminative	abixoirenganaino	abixoiarenganaino	abixoienganaino
directive	abixoirenganantz	abixoiarenganantz	abixoienganantz
destinative	abixoirenganako	abixoiarenganako	abixoienganako
ablative	abixoirengandik	abixoiarengandik	abixoiengandik
partitive	abixoirik	—	—
prolative	abixoitzat	—	—

Derived terms

• abixoi handi (“Atherina presbiter”)
• abixoi txiki (“Atherina boyeri”)

 

Further reading

• "abixoi" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
• “abixoi” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus