makito

Basque

Etymology

Probably contains the expressive prefix *m-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /makito/ [ma.ki.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ito
• Hyphenation: ma‧ki‧to

Adjective

makito (comparative makitoago, superlative makitoen, excessive makitoegi)

1. (Biscayan) foolish, stupid

Declension

Declension of makito (adjective, ending in vowel)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		makito	makitoa	makitoak
ergative		makitok	makitoak	makitoek
dative		makitori	makitoari	makitoei
genitive		makitoren	makitoaren	makitoen
comitative		makitorekin	makitoarekin	makitoekin
causative		makitorengatik	makitoarengatik	makitoengatik
benefactive		makitorentzat	makitoarentzat	makitoentzat
instrumental		makitoz	makitoaz	makitoez
inessive	anim.	makitorengan	makitoarengan	makitoengan
	inanim.	makitotan	makitoan	makitoetan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
	inanim.	makitotako	makitoko	makitoetako
allative	anim.	makitorengana	makitoarengana	makitoengana
	inanim.	makitotara	makitora	makitoetara
terminative	anim.	makitorenganaino	makitoarenganaino	makitoenganaino
	inanim.	makitotaraino	makitoraino	makitoetaraino
directive	anim.	makitorenganantz	makitoarenganantz	makitoenganantz
	inanim.	makitotarantz	makitorantz	makitoetarantz
destinative	anim.	makitorenganako	makitoarenganako	makitoenganako
	inanim.	makitotarako	makitorako	makitoetarako
ablative	anim.	makitorengandik	makitoarengandik	makitoengandik
	inanim.	makitotatik	makitotik	makitoetatik
partitive		makitorik	—	—
prolative		makitotzat	—	—

Related terms

• maketo

 

Further reading

• “makito”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005