belaun
Basque
Etymology
Potentially related to Iberian beleś (“son”) and Iberian belaur (“daughter”).
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /belau̯n/ [be.lãũ̯n]
- Rhymes: -elau̯n, -au̯n
- Hyphenation: be‧laun
Noun
belaun inan or anim
- (inanimate) knee
- (animate) generation
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | belaun | belauna | belaunak | |
| ergative | belaunek | belaunak | belaunek | |
| dative | belauni | belaunari | belaunei | |
| genitive | belaunen | belaunaren | belaunen | |
| comitative | belaunekin | belaunarekin | belaunekin | |
| causative | belaunengatik | belaunarengatik | belaunengatik | |
| benefactive | belaunentzat | belaunarentzat | belaunentzat | |
| instrumental | belaunez | belaunaz | belaunez | |
| inessive | anim | belaunengan | belaunarengan | belaunengan |
| inan | belaunetan | belaunean | belaunetan | |
| locative | anim | — | — | — |
| inan | belaunetako | belauneko | belaunetako | |
| allative | anim | belaunengana | belaunarengana | belaunengana |
| inan | belaunetara | belaunera | belaunetara | |
| terminative | anim | belaunenganaino | belaunarenganaino | belaunenganaino |
| inan | belaunetaraino | belauneraino | belaunetaraino | |
| directive | anim | belaunenganantz | belaunarenganantz | belaunenganantz |
| inan | belaunetarantz | belaunerantz | belaunetarantz | |
| destinative | anim | belaunenganako | belaunarenganako | belaunenganako |
| inan | belaunetarako | belaunerako | belaunetarako | |
| ablative | anim | belaunengandik | belaunarengandik | belaunengandik |
| inan | belaunetatik | belaunetik | belaunetatik | |
| partitive | belaunik | — | — | |
| prolative | belauntzat | — | — | |
Derived terms
- belaunburu (“kneecap”)
- belaun egin - to kneel, to curtsey