nahiko

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Basque[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From nahi (desire) +‎ -ko.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /nahiko/ [na.hi.ko]
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /nai̯ko/ [nai̯.ko]
  • Rhymes: -ai̯ko
  • Hyphenation: na‧hi‧ko

Adverb[edit]

nahiko (not comparable)

  1. quite

Usage notes[edit]

  • The form with an article nahikoa can also be used to modify an adjective with no change in meaning. However, the sense "enough" is exclusive to nahikoa.

Derived terms[edit]

Determiner[edit]

nahiko

  1. enough
    Synonym: aski

Usage notes[edit]

  • This determiner can be placed to the left or the right of the noun it modifies. The noun itself can take an article in addition to the determiner.
  • The form with an article nahikoa has the same meaning and placement rules as nahiko.

Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

nahiko inan

  1. (education) the lowest passing grade, a D

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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