zorion

Basque

Etymology

From zori (“luck”) +‎ on (“good”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /s̻oɾion/ [s̻o.ɾi.õn]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /s̻oɾion/ [s̻o.ɾi.õn]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /s̺oɾion/ [s̺o.ɾi.õn]

• Rhymes: -ion, -on
• Hyphenation: zo‧ri‧on

Noun

zorion inan

1. good luck, luck, fortune
2. happiness, bliss

Declension

Declension of zorion (inan C-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	zorion	zoriona	zorionak	zorionok
ergative	zorionek	zorionak	zorionek	zorionok
dative	zorioni	zorionari	zorionei	zorionoi
genitive	zorionen	zorionaren	zorionen	zorionon
comitative	zorionekin	zorionarekin	zorionekin	zorionokin
causative	zorionengatik	zorionarengatik	zorionengatik	zorionongatik
benefactive	zorionentzat	zorionarentzat	zorionentzat	zorionontzat
instrumental	zorionez	zorionaz	zorionez	zorionotaz
innesive	zorionetan	zorionean	zorionetan	zorionotan
locative	zorionetako	zorioneko	zorionetako	zorionotako
allative	zorionetara	zorionera	zorionetara	zorionotara
terminative	zorionetaraino	zorioneraino	zorionetaraino	zorionotaraino
directive	zorionetarantz	zorionerantz	zorionetarantz	zorionotarantz
destinative	zorionetarako	zorionerako	zorionetarako	zorionotarako
ablative	zorionetatik	zorionetik	zorionetatik	zorionotatik
partitive	zorionik	—	—	—
prolative	zoriontzat	—	—	—

Derived terms

• zorion-agur
• zorionak (“congratulations”)
• zorionak eman (“to congratulate”)
• zorionbide
• zoriondu
• zoriondun
• Zorione
• zorionean
• zorioneko
• zorioneko egon
• zorionez
• zorionezko
• zoriontasun (“happiness”)
• zoriontsu (“happy”)

Further reading

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