ainguraleku

Basque

Etymology

From aingura (anchor) +‎ leku (place).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ai̯nɡuɾaleku/ [ai̯ŋ.ɡu.ɾa.le.ku]
  • Rhymes: -eku, -u
  • Hyphenation: ain‧gu‧ra‧le‧ku

Noun

ainguraleku inan

  1. (nautical) anchorage (harbor, river, or offshore area that can accommodate a ship at anchor)
    Synonym: ainguratoki

Declension

Declension of ainguraleku (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive ainguraleku ainguralekua ainguralekuak
ergative ainguralekuk ainguralekuak ainguralekuek
dative ainguralekuri ainguralekuari ainguralekuei
genitive ainguralekuren ainguralekuaren ainguralekuen
comitative ainguralekurekin ainguralekuarekin ainguralekuekin
causative ainguralekurengatik ainguralekuarengatik ainguralekuengatik
benefactive ainguralekurentzat ainguralekuarentzat ainguralekuentzat
instrumental ainguralekuz ainguralekuaz ainguralekuez
inessive ainguralekutan ainguralekuan ainguralekuetan
locative ainguralekutako ainguralekuko ainguralekuetako
allative ainguralekutara ainguralekura ainguralekuetara
terminative ainguralekutaraino ainguralekuraino ainguralekuetaraino
directive ainguralekutarantz ainguralekurantz ainguralekuetarantz
destinative ainguralekutarako ainguralekurako ainguralekuetarako
ablative ainguralekutatik ainguralekutik ainguralekuetatik
partitive ainguralekurik
prolative ainguralekutzat

Further reading

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