ahaldun

Basque

Etymology

From ahal (might, power) + -dun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /ahaldun/ [a.hal̪.d̪ũn]
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /aldun/ [al̪.d̪ũn]
  • Rhymes: -aldun
  • Hyphenation: a‧hal‧dun

Adjective

ahaldun (comparative ahaldunago, superlative ahaldunen, excessive ahaldunegi)

  1. powerful

Declension

Noun

ahaldun anim

  1. deputy
  2. councillor, minister (head of a department in the government of a Basque province)

Declension

Derived terms

  • ahaldun nagusi
  • ahaldundu
  • ahaldungai

Further reading

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