zigor

Basque

Etymology

Unknown.[1]

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /s̻iɡor/ [s̻i.ɣ̞or]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /s̺iɡor/ [s̺i.ɣ̞or]

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  • Rhymes: -iɡor
  • Hyphenation: zi‧gor

Verb

zigor inan

  1. whip
  2. punishment

Declension
Declension of zigor (inanimate, ending in -r)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive zigor zigorra zigorrak
ergative zigorrek zigorrak zigorrek
dative zigorri zigorrari zigorrei
genitive zigorren zigorraren zigorren
comitative zigorrekin zigorrarekin zigorrekin
causative zigorrengatik zigorrarengatik zigorrengatik
benefactive zigorrentzat zigorrarentzat zigorrentzat
instrumental zigorrez zigorraz zigorrez
inessive zigorretan zigorrean zigorretan
locative zigorretako zigorreko zigorretako
allative zigorretara zigorrera zigorretara
terminative zigorretaraino zigorreraino zigorretaraino
directive zigorretarantz zigorrerantz zigorretarantz
destinative zigorretarako zigorrerako zigorretarako
ablative zigorretatik zigorretik zigorretatik
partitive zigorrik — —
prolative zigortzat — —

Derived terms
  • zigor-aurrekari (“criminal record”)
  • zigor-kode (“criminal code”)
  • zigorgabe (“unpunished”)
  • zigorgabetasun (“impunity”)
  • zigorgarri (“punishable”)
  • zigorkada (“thwacking, beating”)
  • zigorkari (“punisher”)
  • zigorkatu (“to punish”)
  • zigorketa (“punishment”)
  • zigorpe (“punishment, sentence”)
  • zigorrada (“punishment”)
  • zigorraldi (“punishment, sentence”)
  • zigortu (“to punish”)
  • zigortzaile (“punisher”)

References
  1. “zigor” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

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