jainko

Basque

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps a very irregular contraction of Jaungoiko (“God”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /xai̯nko/, [xãĩ̯ŋ.ko̞]
  • IPA(key): (Northern) /jai̯nko/, [jãĩ̯ŋ.ko̞]

Noun

jainko anim

  1. god, deity

Declension
Declension of jainko (animate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive jainko jainkoa jainkoak
ergative jainkok jainkoak jainkoek
dative jainkori jainkoari jainkoei
genitive jainkoren jainkoaren jainkoen
comitative jainkorekin jainkoarekin jainkoekin
causative jainkorengatik jainkoarengatik jainkoengatik
benefactive jainkorentzat jainkoarentzat jainkoentzat
instrumental jainkoz jainkoaz jainkoez
inessive jainkorengan jainkoarengan jainkoengan
locative — — —
allative jainkorengana jainkoarengana jainkoengana
terminative jainkorenganaino jainkoarenganaino jainkoenganaino
directive jainkorenganantz jainkoarenganantz jainkoenganantz
destinative jainkorenganako jainkoarenganako jainkoenganako
ablative jainkorengandik jainkoarengandik jainkoengandik
partitive jainkorik — —
prolative jainkotzat — —

Derived terms
  • jainkoaganatu (“to approach God”)
  • Jainkoa (“God”) (see there for further derivations)
  • jainkoaizun (“fake god”)
  • jainkoaizunkeria (“idolatry”)
  • jainkoespen (“deification”)
  • jainkoetsi (“to deify”)
  • jainkogabe (“atheist”)
  • jainkogabetasun (“atheism”)
  • jainkoilo (“butterfly”)
  • jainkojale (“holier-than-thou”)
  • jainkosa (“goddess”)
  • jainkotasun (“divinity”)
  • jainkotegi (“temple, shrine”)
  • jainkotiar (“devout”)
  • jainkoti (“devout”)
  • jainkotu (“to deify”)
  • jainko txiki (“admired person, idol”)
  • jainkozale (“devout”)
  • jainkozaletasun (“devotion”)
  • jainkozko (“divine”)
  • jainkoztatu (“to deify”)

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

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