pistoi

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pistón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pis̺toi̯/ [pis̺.t̪oi̯]
• Rhymes: -is̺toi̯
• Hyphenation: pis‧toi

Noun

pistoi inan

1. piston
2. (music) piston, valve

Declension

Declension of pistoi (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	pistoi	pistoia	pistoiak
ergative	pistoik	pistoiak	pistoiek
dative	pistoiri	pistoiari	pistoiei
genitive	pistoiren	pistoiaren	pistoien
comitative	pistoirekin	pistoiarekin	pistoiekin
causative	pistoirengatik	pistoiarengatik	pistoiengatik
benefactive	pistoirentzat	pistoiarentzat	pistoientzat
instrumental	pistoiz	pistoiaz	pistoiez
inessive	pistoitan	pistoian	pistoietan
locative	pistoitako	pistoiko	pistoietako
allative	pistoitara	pistoira	pistoietara
terminative	pistoitaraino	pistoiraino	pistoietaraino
directive	pistoitarantz	pistoirantz	pistoietarantz
destinative	pistoitarako	pistoirako	pistoietarako
ablative	pistoitatik	pistoitik	pistoietatik
partitive	pistoirik	—	—
prolative	pistoitzat	—	—

Derived terms

• pistoi-tronboi (“valve trombone”)

 

Further reading

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