guraso

Basque

Etymology

From gure (our) +‎ -so (kinship suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡuɾas̺o/ [ɡu.ɾa.s̺o]
  • Rhymes: -as̺o, -o
  • Hyphenation: gu‧ra‧so

Noun

guraso inan

  1. parent

Declension

Declension of guraso (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive guraso gurasoa gurasoak
ergative gurasok gurasoak gurasoek
dative gurasori gurasoari gurasoei
genitive gurasoren gurasoaren gurasoen
comitative gurasorekin gurasoarekin gurasoekin
causative gurasorengatik gurasoarengatik gurasoengatik
benefactive gurasorentzat gurasoarentzat gurasoentzat
instrumental gurasoz gurasoaz gurasoez
inessive gurasotan gurasoan gurasoetan
locative gurasotako gurasoko gurasoetako
allative gurasotara gurasora gurasoetara
terminative gurasotaraino gurasoraino gurasoetaraino
directive gurasotarantz gurasorantz gurasoetarantz
destinative gurasotarako gurasorako gurasoetarako
ablative gurasotatik gurasotik gurasoetatik
partitive gurasorik
prolative gurasotzat

Derived terms

  • guraso bakarreko
  • guraso-ahal
  • guraso-elkarte
  • gurasobakar
  • gurasorde (stepparent)
  • gurasotasun (parenthood)
  • gurasotasun-baimen (maternity leave, paternity leave)
  • gurasotu
  • gurasotzako

Further reading

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