bere burua

Basque

Etymology

From bere (his, her, its) +‎ burua (head).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beɾe buɾua/ [be.ɾe β̞u.ɾu.a]
  • Hyphenation: be‧re bu‧ru‧a

Pronoun

bere burua

  1. Third-person singular reflexive pronoun; himself, herself, itself

Declension

Derived terms

  • bere burua urari eman
  • bere buruaren jabe (free)
  • bere buruaren nagusi (free)
  • bere buruaz beste egin (to commit suicide)
  • bere buruaz hartu (to be full of oneself)
  • bere burutik (one one's own)

Further reading

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