arrain
Basque
Alternative forms
- arrai (Upper Navarre, Gipuzkoan)
Etymology
From Proto-Basque *aRani (“fish”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /arai̯n/ [a.rãĩ̯n]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -arai̯n, -ai̯n
- Hyphenation: a‧rrain
Noun
arrain anim
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | arrain | arraina | arrainak |
| ergative | arrainek | arrainak | arrainek |
| dative | arraini | arrainari | arrainei |
| genitive | arrainen | arrainaren | arrainen |
| comitative | arrainekin | arrainarekin | arrainekin |
| causative | arrainengatik | arrainarengatik | arrainengatik |
| benefactive | arrainentzat | arrainarentzat | arrainentzat |
| instrumental | arrainez | arrainaz | arrainez |
| inessive | arrainengan | arrainarengan | arrainengan |
| locative | — | — | — |
| allative | arrainengana | arrainarengana | arrainengana |
| terminative | arrainenganaino | arrainarenganaino | arrainenganaino |
| directive | arrainenganantz | arrainarenganantz | arrainenganantz |
| destinative | arrainenganako | arrainarenganako | arrainenganako |
| ablative | arrainengandik | arrainarengandik | arrainengandik |
| partitive | arrainik | — | — |
| prolative | arraintzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- arrandegi
- arrantzale
References
- “arrain”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
- “arrain”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- R. L. Trask (2008) “arrain”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 106