adin

See also: Adin, adin', adın, Adın, adɨŋ, ad in, ádin, and ádɨŋ

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *adiN, often linked to the Aquitanian given name Dannadinnis.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /adin/, [a.ð̞ĩn]

Noun

adin inan

1. age
2. (geology) era

Declension

Declension of adin (adjective, ending in consonant)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		adin	adina	adinak
ergative		adinek	adinak	adinek
dative		adini	adinari	adinei
genitive		adinen	adinaren	adinen
comitative		adinekin	adinarekin	adinekin
causative		adinengatik	adinarengatik	adinengatik
benefactive		adinentzat	adinarentzat	adinentzat
instrumental		adinez	adinaz	adinez
inessive	anim.	adinengan	adinarengan	adinengan
	inanim.	adinetan	adinean	adinetan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
	inanim.	adinetako	adineko	adinetako
allative	anim.	adinengana	adinarengana	adinengana
	inanim.	adinetara	adinera	adinetara
terminative	anim.	adinenganaino	adinarenganaino	adinenganaino
	inanim.	adinetaraino	adineraino	adinetaraino
directive	anim.	adinenganantz	adinarenganantz	adinenganantz
	inanim.	adinetarantz	adinerantz	adinetarantz
destinative	anim.	adinenganako	adinarenganako	adinenganako
	inanim.	adinetarako	adinerako	adinetarako
ablative	anim.	adinengandik	adinarengandik	adinengandik
	inanim.	adinetatik	adinetik	adinetatik
partitive		adinik	—	—
prolative		adintzat	—	—

Further reading

• “adin”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “adin”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Galo

Noun

adin

1. meat, flesh, muscle

Narua

Etymology

Cognate with Galo adin.

Noun

adin

1. meat

Yoruba

Etymology

Cognate with Èkìtì Yoruba ụ̀dị́n, Ìjẹ̀bú Yoruba ùdẹ́n, Igala ìdí, Edo údẹ́n (“palm oil ointment”), Igbo ùde (“ointment, palm oil ointment”), Nupe èdín (“palm kernel oil”), Nupe èdĩ, and possibly related to Edo ẹdi (“nut, palm nut”), Urhobo edi, with a much deeper etymology, it is proposed to be derived from a Proto-Niger-Congo root, see Usaghade útén (“oil palm”), Ibibio adan (“oil”), and Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀téndé

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.dĩ́/

Noun

àdín

1. oil; usually in reference to palm kernel oil

Related terms

• epo (“palm oil”)
• àdín àgbọn (“coconut oil”)