abant
See also: -abant
Basque
Etymology
Probably from French avant (“forward”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abant/ [a.β̞ãn̪t̪]
- Rhymes: -abant, -ant
- Hyphenation: a‧bant
Noun
abant inan
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | abant | abanta | abantak |
| ergative | abantek | abantak | abantek |
| dative | abanti | abantari | abantei |
| genitive | abanten | abantaren | abanten |
| comitative | abantekin | abantarekin | abantekin |
| causative | abantengatik | abantarengatik | abantengatik |
| benefactive | abantentzat | abantarentzat | abantentzat |
| instrumental | abantez | abantaz | abantez |
| inessive | abantetan | abantean | abantetan |
| locative | abantetako | abanteko | abantetako |
| allative | abantetara | abantera | abantetara |
| terminative | abantetaraino | abanteraino | abantetaraino |
| directive | abantetarantz | abanterantz | abantetarantz |
| destinative | abantetarako | abanterako | abantetarako |
| ablative | abantetatik | abantetik | abantetatik |
| partitive | abantik | — | — |
| prolative | abant-tzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- abant egin (“to row”)
- abantari (“rower”)
- abantean (“rowing”)
Further reading
- “abant”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “abant”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005