jainkojale
Basque
Etymology
From jainko (“god, deity”) + jale (“eater”), a pun on jainkozale (“devout, pious”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /ɟai̯nkoɟale/ [ɟai̯ŋ.ko.ɟa.le]
- Rhymes: -ale
- Hyphenation: jain‧ko‧ja‧le
Noun
jainkojale (comparative jainkojaleago, superlative jainkojaleen, excessive jainkojaleegi)
- (rare) holier-than-thou
Declension
Declension of jainkojale (adjective, ending in vowel)
| indefinite | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | jainkojale | jainkojalea | jainkojaleak | |
| ergative | jainkojalek | jainkojaleak | jainkojaleek | |
| dative | jainkojaleri | jainkojaleari | jainkojaleei | |
| genitive | jainkojaleren | jainkojalearen | jainkojaleen | |
| comitative | jainkojalerekin | jainkojalearekin | jainkojaleekin | |
| causative | jainkojalerengatik | jainkojalearengatik | jainkojaleengatik | |
| benefactive | jainkojalerentzat | jainkojalearentzat | jainkojaleentzat | |
| instrumental | jainkojalez | jainkojaleaz | jainkojaleez | |
| inessive | anim. | jainkojalerengan | jainkojalearengan | jainkojaleengan |
| inanim. | jainkojaletan | jainkojalean | jainkojaleetan | |
| locative | anim. | — | — | — |
| inanim. | jainkojaletako | jainkojaleko | jainkojaleetako | |
| allative | anim. | jainkojalerengana | jainkojalearengana | jainkojaleengana |
| inanim. | jainkojaletara | jainkojalera | jainkojaleetara | |
| terminative | anim. | jainkojalerenganaino | jainkojalearenganaino | jainkojaleenganaino |
| inanim. | jainkojaletaraino | jainkojaleraino | jainkojaleetaraino | |
| directive | anim. | jainkojalerenganantz | jainkojalearenganantz | jainkojaleenganantz |
| inanim. | jainkojaletarantz | jainkojalerantz | jainkojaleetarantz | |
| destinative | anim. | jainkojalerenganako | jainkojalearenganako | jainkojaleenganako |
| inanim. | jainkojaletarako | jainkojalerako | jainkojaleetarako | |
| ablative | anim. | jainkojalerengandik | jainkojalearengandik | jainkojaleengandik |
| inanim. | jainkojaletatik | jainkojaletik | jainkojaleetatik | |
| partitive | jainkojalerik | — | — | |
| prolative | jainkojaletzat | — | — | |
Further reading
- "jainkojale" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “jainkojale” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
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