itsu

Basque

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /it͡s̺u/, [i.t͡s̺u]

Adjective

itsu (comparative itsuago, superlative itsuen, excessive itsuegi)

1. blind
2. inveterate

Declension

Declension of itsu (adjective, ending in vowel)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		itsu	itsua	itsuak
ergative		itsuk	itsuak	itsuek
dative		itsuri	itsuari	itsuei
genitive		itsuren	itsuaren	itsuen
comitative		itsurekin	itsuarekin	itsuekin
causative		itsurengatik	itsuarengatik	itsuengatik
benefactive		itsurentzat	itsuarentzat	itsuentzat
instrumental		itsuz	itsuaz	itsuez
inessive	anim.	itsurengan	itsuarengan	itsuengan
	inanim.	itsutan	itsuan	itsuetan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
	inanim.	itsutako	itsuko	itsuetako
allative	anim.	itsurengana	itsuarengana	itsuengana
	inanim.	itsutara	itsura	itsuetara
terminative	anim.	itsurenganaino	itsuarenganaino	itsuenganaino
	inanim.	itsutaraino	itsuraino	itsuetaraino
directive	anim.	itsurenganantz	itsuarenganantz	itsuenganantz
	inanim.	itsutarantz	itsurantz	itsuetarantz
destinative	anim.	itsurenganako	itsuarenganako	itsuenganako
	inanim.	itsutarako	itsurako	itsuetarako
ablative	anim.	itsurengandik	itsuarengandik	itsuengandik
	inanim.	itsutatik	itsutik	itsuetatik
partitive		itsurik	—	—
prolative		itsutzat	—	—

Adverb

itsu (comparative itsuago, superlative itsuen, excessive itsuegi)

1. blind, unseeingly

Noun

itsu inan or anim

1. (animate) blind person
2. (inanimate, anatomy) caecum

Declension

Declension of itsu (animate and inanimate, ending in vowel)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		itsu	itsua	itsuak
ergative		itsuk	itsuak	itsuek
dative		itsuri	itsuari	itsuei
genitive		itsuren	itsuaren	itsuen
comitative		itsurekin	itsuarekin	itsuekin
causative		itsurengatik	itsuarengatik	itsuengatik
benefactive		itsurentzat	itsuarentzat	itsuentzat
instrumental		itsuz	itsuaz	itsuez
inessive	anim.	itsurengan	itsuarengan	itsuengan
	inanim.	itsutan	itsuan	itsuetan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
	inanim.	itsutako	itsuko	itsuetako
allative	anim.	itsurengana	itsuarengana	itsuengana
	inanim.	itsutara	itsura	itsuetara
terminative	anim.	itsurenganaino	itsuarenganaino	itsuenganaino
	inanim.	itsutaraino	itsuraino	itsuetaraino
directive	anim.	itsurenganantz	itsuarenganantz	itsuenganantz
	inanim.	itsutarantz	itsurantz	itsuetarantz
destinative	anim.	itsurenganako	itsuarenganako	itsuenganako
	inanim.	itsutarako	itsurako	itsuetarako
ablative	anim.	itsurengandik	itsuarengandik	itsuengandik
	inanim.	itsutatik	itsutik	itsuetatik
partitive		itsurik	—	—
prolative		itsutzat	—	—

Further reading

• “itsu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “itsu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Ifè

Etymology

Compare with Yoruba iṣu, Yoruba uṣu, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *u-cu, *i-cu, Proto-Edekiri *u-cu, *i-cu ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *ú-cu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ī.t͡ʃū/

Noun

itsu

1. yam; (in particular) Dioscorea cayenensis subsp. rotundata

Related terms

• èsṹrṹ
• làbɔ̀kɔ̀
• ɔ̀gbɔ̀
• òlùbɔ́-itsu (“yam flour”)

Japanese

Romanization

itsu

1. Rōmaji transcription of いつ