musker

See also: Musker

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mus̺ker/ [mus̺.ker]

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• Rhymes: -us̺ker, -er
• Hyphenation: mus‧ker

Noun

musker anim

1. lizard

   Synonym: sugandila

2. green

   Synonyms: berde, orlegi

Declension

Declension of musker (anim C-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	musker	muskerra	muskerrak	muskerrok
ergative	muskerrek	muskerrak	muskerrek	muskerrok
dative	muskerri	muskerrari	muskerrei	muskerroi
genitive	muskerren	muskerraren	muskerren	muskerron
comitative	muskerrekin	muskerrarekin	muskerrekin	muskerrokin
causative	muskerrengatik	muskerrarengatik	muskerrengatik	muskerrongatik
benefactive	muskerrentzat	muskerrarentzat	muskerrentzat	muskerrontzat
instrumental	muskerrez	muskerraz	muskerrez	muskerrotaz
inessive	muskerrengan	muskerrarengan	muskerrengan	muskerrongan
locative	—	—	—	—
allative	muskerrengana	muskerrarengana	muskerrengana	muskerrongana
terminative	muskerrenganaino	muskerrarenganaino	muskerrenganaino	muskerronganaino
directive	muskerrenganantz	muskerrarenganantz	muskerrenganantz	muskerronganantz
destinative	muskerrenganako	muskerrarenganako	muskerrenganako	muskerronganako
ablative	muskerrengandik	muskerrarengandik	muskerrengandik	muskerrongandik
partitive	muskerrik	—	—	—
prolative	muskertzat	—	—	—

Derived terms

• muskertu (“to get angry, to turn green”)

Descendants

• Erromintxela: muxkera

Further reading

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