epai

Basque

Etymology

A variant of ebaki (“cut”), with loss of intervocalic /k/.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /epai̯/ [e.pai̯]
• Rhymes: -epai̯, -ai̯
• Hyphenation: e‧pai

Noun

epai inan

1. verdict
2. alternative form of ebaki (“cut, wound”)

Declension

Declension of epai (inan V-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	epai	epaia	epaiak	epaiok
ergative	epaik	epaiak	epaiek	epaiok
dative	epairi	epaiari	epaiei	epaioi
genitive	epairen	epaiaren	epaien	epaion
comitative	epairekin	epaiarekin	epaiekin	epaiokin
causative	epairengatik	epaiarengatik	epaiengatik	epaiongatik
benefactive	epairentzat	epaiarentzat	epaientzat	epaiontzat
instrumental	epaiz	epaiaz	epaiez	epaiotaz
innesive	epaitan	epaian	epaietan	epaiotan
locative	epaitako	epaiko	epaietako	epaiotako
allative	epaitara	epaira	epaietara	epaiotara
terminative	epaitaraino	epairaino	epaietaraino	epaiotaraino
directive	epaitarantz	epairantz	epaietarantz	epaiotarantz
destinative	epaitarako	epairako	epaietarako	epaiotarako
ablative	epaitatik	epaitik	epaietatik	epaiotatik
partitive	epairik	—	—	—
prolative	epaitzat	—	—	—

Declension

• epaikari (“judge”)
• epaiketa (“trial”)
• epaiki (“saw”)
• epaikunde (“trial”)
• epail (“March”)
• epaile (“judge”)
• epailetza
• epaimahai (“jury”)
• epaimahaiburu
• epaimahaikide
• epaimahaiko
• epaite (“cut”)
• epaitegi (“courthouse”)
• epaitondo
• epaitu (“to judge”)
• epaitza (“trial”)

Further reading

• “epai”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “epai”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Lingala

Noun

epai

1. side