itsu

Basque

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /it͡s̺u/ [i.t͡s̺u]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /it͡s̺u/ [i.t͡s̺u]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /it͡s̻u/ [i.t͡s̻u]

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• Rhymes: -its̺u, -u

• Rhymes: -its̺u, -u
• Rhymes: -its̻u, -u

• Hyphenation: i‧tsu

Adjective

itsu (comparative itsuago, superlative itsuen, excessive itsuegi)

1. blind
2. inveterate

Declension

Declension of itsu (adjective V-stem)

		indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive		itsu	itsua	itsuak	itsuok
ergative		itsuk	itsuak	itsuek	itsuok
dative		itsuri	itsuari	itsuei	itsuoi
genitive		itsuren	itsuaren	itsuen	itsuon
comitative		itsurekin	itsuarekin	itsuekin	itsuokin
causative		itsurengatik	itsuarengatik	itsuengatik	itsuongatik
benefactive		itsurentzat	itsuarentzat	itsuentzat	itsuontzat
instrumental		itsuz	itsuaz	itsuez	itsuotaz
inessive	anim.	itsurengan	itsuarengan	itsuengan	itsuongan
	inan.	itsutan	itsuan	itsuetan	itsuotan
locative	anim.	—	—	—	—
	inan.	itsutako	itsuko	itsuetako	itsuotako
allative	anim.	itsurengana	itsuarengana	itsuengana	itsuongana
	inan.	itsutara	itsura	itsuetara	itsuotara
terminative	anim.	itsurenganaino	itsuarenganaino	itsuenganaino	itsuonganaino
	inan.	itsutaraino	itsuraino	itsuetaraino	itsuotaraino
directive	anim.	itsurenganantz	itsuarenganantz	itsuenganantz	itsuonganantz
	inan.	itsutarantz	itsurantz	itsuetarantz	itsuotarantz
destinative	anim.	itsurenganako	itsuarenganako	itsuenganako	itsuonganako
	inan.	itsutarako	itsurako	itsuetarako	itsuotarako
ablative	anim.	itsurengandik	itsuarengandik	itsuengandik	itsuongandik
	inan.	itsutatik	itsutik	itsuetatik	itsuotatik
partitive		itsurik	—	—	—
prolative		itsutzat	—	—	—

Adverb

itsu (comparative itsuago, superlative itsuen, excessive itsuegi)

1. blind, unseeingly

Noun

itsu inan or anim

1. (animate) blind person
2. (inanimate, anatomy) caecum

Declension

Declension of itsu (anim/inan V-stem)

		indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive		itsu	itsua	itsuak	itsuok
ergative		itsuk	itsuak	itsuek	itsuok
dative		itsuri	itsuari	itsuei	itsuoi
genitive		itsuren	itsuaren	itsuen	itsuon
comitative		itsurekin	itsuarekin	itsuekin	itsuokin
causative		itsurengatik	itsuarengatik	itsuengatik	itsuongatik
benefactive		itsurentzat	itsuarentzat	itsuentzat	itsuontzat
instrumental		itsuz	itsuaz	itsuez	itsuotaz
inessive	anim.	itsurengan	itsuarengan	itsuengan	itsuongan
	inan.	itsutan	itsuan	itsuetan	itsuotan
locative	anim.	—	—	—	—
	inan.	itsutako	itsuko	itsuetako	itsuotako
allative	anim.	itsurengana	itsuarengana	itsuengana	itsuongana
	inan.	itsutara	itsura	itsuetara	itsuotara
terminative	anim.	itsurenganaino	itsuarenganaino	itsuenganaino	itsuonganaino
	inan.	itsutaraino	itsuraino	itsuetaraino	itsuotaraino
directive	anim.	itsurenganantz	itsuarenganantz	itsuenganantz	itsuonganantz
	inan.	itsutarantz	itsurantz	itsuetarantz	itsuotarantz
destinative	anim.	itsurenganako	itsuarenganako	itsuenganako	itsuonganako
	inan.	itsutarako	itsurako	itsuetarako	itsuotarako
ablative	anim.	itsurengandik	itsuarengandik	itsuengandik	itsuongandik
	inan.	itsutatik	itsutik	itsuetatik	itsuotatik
partitive		itsurik	—	—	—
prolative		itsutzat	—	—	—

Further reading

• “itsu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “itsu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Ifè

Etymology

Compare with Yoruba iṣu, Yoruba uṣu, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *u-cu, *i-cu, Proto-Edekiri *u-cu, *i-cu ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *ú-cu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ī.t͡ʃū/

Noun

itsu

1. yam; (in particular) Dioscorea cayenensis subsp. rotundata

Related terms

• èsṹrṹ
• làbɔ̀kɔ̀
• ɔ̀gbɔ̀
• òlùbɔ́-itsu (“yam flour”)

Japanese

Romanization

itsu

1. Rōmaji transcription of いつ