doinu

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tono (“tone”), influenced by soinu (“sound”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /doɲu/, [d̪o̞.ɲu]
  • IPA(key): (Northern) /doi̯nu/, [d̪o̞i̯.nu]

Noun

doinu inan

  1. (music) tune

Declension
Declension of doinu (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive doinu doinua doinuak
ergative doinuk doinuak doinuek
dative doinuri doinuari doinuei
genitive doinuren doinuaren doinuen
comitative doinurekin doinuarekin doinuekin
causative doinurengatik doinuarengatik doinuengatik
benefactive doinurentzat doinuarentzat doinuentzat
instrumental doinuz doinuaz doinuez
inessive doinutan doinuan doinuetan
locative doinutako doinuko doinuetako
allative doinutara doinura doinuetara
terminative doinutaraino doinuraino doinuetaraino
directive doinutarantz doinurantz doinuetarantz
destinative doinutarako doinurako doinuetarako
ablative doinutatik doinutik doinuetatik
partitive doinurik — —
prolative doinutzat — —

Derived terms
  • toinuera (“voice tone”)

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

Laz

Noun

doinu

  1. to give birth
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