igande

Basque

Etymology

Probably from igan (“to go up”), originally meaning "ascension".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iɡande/, [i.ɣ̞ãn̪.d̪e̞]

Noun

igande inan

1. Sunday

   Synonyms: domeka, igande-egun

Declension

Declension of igande (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	igande	igandea	igandeak
ergative	igandek	igandeak	igandeek
dative	iganderi	igandeari	igandeei
genitive	iganderen	igandearen	igandeen
comitative	iganderekin	igandearekin	igandeekin
causative	iganderengatik	igandearengatik	igandeengatik
benefactive	iganderentzat	igandearentzat	igandeentzat
instrumental	igandez	igandeaz	igandeez
inessive	igandetan	igandean	igandeetan
locative	igandetako	igandeko	igandeetako
allative	igandetara	igandera	igandeetara
terminative	igandetaraino	iganderaino	igandeetaraino
directive	igandetarantz	iganderantz	igandeetarantz
destinative	igandetarako	iganderako	igandeetarako
ablative	igandetatik	igandetik	igandeetatik
partitive	iganderik	—	—
prolative	igandetzat	—	—

Derived terms

• igande-egun (“Sunday”)
• igandeak begiratu (“to keep the Sabbath”)
• igandeak gorde (“to keep the Sabbath”)
• igandekari (“on Sunday”)
• igandero (“every Sunday”)

 

Further reading

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