auhen

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /au̯hen/ [au̯.hẽn]
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /au̯en/ [au̯.ẽn]
  • Rhymes: -au̯hen, -en
  • Rhymes: -au̯en, -en
  • Hyphenation: au‧hen

Noun

auhen inan

  1. lament, grievance

Declension

Declension of auhen (inanimate, ending in consonant)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive auhen auhena auhenak
ergative auhenek auhenak auhenek
dative auheni auhenari auhenei
genitive auhenen auhenaren auhenen
comitative auhenekin auhenarekin auhenekin
causative auhenengatik auhenarengatik auhenengatik
benefactive auhenentzat auhenarentzat auhenentzat
instrumental auhenez auhenaz auhenez
inessive auhenetan auhenean auhenetan
locative auhenetako auheneko auhenetako
allative auhenetara auhenera auhenetara
terminative auhenetaraino auheneraino auhenetaraino
directive auhenetarantz auhenerantz auhenetarantz
destinative auhenetarako auhenerako auhenetarako
ablative auhenetatik auhenetik auhenetatik
partitive auhenik
prolative auhentzat

Derived terms

  • auhen egin (to lament)
  • auhendagarri (tearful)
  • auhendatu (to lament)
  • auhenka (lamenting)

Further reading

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