bumeran
Basque
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Spanish búmeran, from English boomerang, from Dharug bumariny.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bumeɾan/ [bu.me.ɾãn]
- Rhymes: -eɾan, -an
- Hyphenation: bu‧me‧ran
Noun
bumeran inan
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | bumeran | bumerana | bumeranak |
| ergative | bumeranek | bumeranak | bumeranek |
| dative | bumerani | bumeranari | bumeranei |
| genitive | bumeranen | bumeranaren | bumeranen |
| comitative | bumeranekin | bumeranarekin | bumeranekin |
| causative | bumeranengatik | bumeranarengatik | bumeranengatik |
| benefactive | bumeranentzat | bumeranarentzat | bumeranentzat |
| instrumental | bumeranez | bumeranaz | bumeranez |
| inessive | bumeranetan | bumeranean | bumeranetan |
| locative | bumeranetako | bumeraneko | bumeranetako |
| allative | bumeranetara | bumeranera | bumeranetara |
| terminative | bumeranetaraino | bumeraneraino | bumeranetaraino |
| directive | bumeranetarantz | bumeranerantz | bumeranetarantz |
| destinative | bumeranetarako | bumeranerako | bumeranetarako |
| ablative | bumeranetatik | bumeranetik | bumeranetatik |
| partitive | bumeranik | — | — |
| prolative | bumerantzat | — | — |
Further reading
- “bumeran”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]