rapsoda

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish rapsoda (“rhapsode”), from Ancient Greek ῥαψῳδός (rhapsōidós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raps̺oda/ [rap.s̺o.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -oda, -a
• Hyphenation: rap‧so‧da

Noun

rapsoda anim

1. (historical) rhapsode
2. (literary or humorous) poet, reciter

Declension

Declension of rapsoda (animate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	rapsoda	rapsoda	rapsodak
ergative	rapsodak	rapsodak	rapsodek
dative	rapsodari	rapsodari	rapsodei
genitive	rapsodaren	rapsodaren	rapsoden
comitative	rapsodarekin	rapsodarekin	rapsodekin
causative	rapsodarengatik	rapsodarengatik	rapsodengatik
benefactive	rapsodarentzat	rapsodarentzat	rapsodentzat
instrumental	rapsodaz	rapsodaz	rapsodez
inessive	rapsodarengan	rapsodarengan	rapsodengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	rapsodarengana	rapsodarengana	rapsodengana
terminative	rapsodarenganaino	rapsodarenganaino	rapsodenganaino
directive	rapsodarenganantz	rapsodarenganantz	rapsodenganantz
destinative	rapsodarenganako	rapsodarenganako	rapsodenganako
ablative	rapsodarengandik	rapsodarengandik	rapsodengandik
partitive	rapsodarik	—	—
prolative	rapsodatzat	—	—

Related terms

• rapsodia (“rhapsody”)

Further reading

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

Spanish

Alternative forms

• rapsodo

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥαψῳδός (rhapsōidós). See rapsodia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rabˈsoda/ [raβ̞ˈso.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -oda
• Syllabification: rap‧so‧da

Noun

rapsoda m or f by sense (plural rapsodas)

1. (historical) rhapsode
2. (poetic) poet, reciter

Related terms

• rapsodia

Further reading

• “rapsoda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10