tontor

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tontor/ [t̪õn̪.t̪or]
  • Rhymes: -ontor
  • Hyphenation: ton‧tor

Noun

tontor inan

  1. peak, summit, tip
    Synonym: gailur
    • 1966, “Ikusi Mendizaleak”, Sabino Lopez de Gereñok (lyrics):
      Ikusi mendizaleak / Baso eta zelaiak / Mendi tontor gainera / Igo behar dugu.
      Look mountaineers / The forests and fields / To the mountain's summit / We must climb.

Declension
Declension of tontor (inanimate, ending in -r)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive tontor tontorra tontorrak
ergative tontorrek tontorrak tontorrek
dative tontorri tontorrari tontorrei
genitive tontorren tontorraren tontorren
comitative tontorrekin tontorrarekin tontorrekin
causative tontorrengatik tontorrarengatik tontorrengatik
benefactive tontorrentzat tontorrarentzat tontorrentzat
instrumental tontorrez tontorraz tontorrez
inessive tontorretan tontorrean tontorretan
locative tontorretako tontorreko tontorretako
allative tontorretara tontorrera tontorretara
terminative tontorretaraino tontorreraino tontorretaraino
directive tontorretarantz tontorrerantz tontorretarantz
destinative tontorretarako tontorrerako tontorretarako
ablative tontorretatik tontorretik tontorretatik
partitive tontorrik — —
prolative tontortzat — —

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