karramarro
Basque
Etymology
Uncertain, possibly the m-reduplication of some unknown element. Alternatively, from Latin cammarus (“lobster”).
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /karamaro/ [ka.ra.ma.ro]
- Rhymes: -aro, -o
- Hyphenation: ka‧rra‧ma‧rro
Noun
karramarro anim
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | karramarro | karramarroa | karramarroak |
| ergative | karramarrok | karramarroak | karramarroek |
| dative | karramarrori | karramarroari | karramarroei |
| genitive | karramarroren | karramarroaren | karramarroen |
| comitative | karramarrorekin | karramarroarekin | karramarroekin |
| causative | karramarrorengatik | karramarroarengatik | karramarroengatik |
| benefactive | karramarrorentzat | karramarroarentzat | karramarroentzat |
| instrumental | karramarroz | karramarroaz | karramarroez |
| inessive | karramarrorengan | karramarroarengan | karramarroengan |
| locative | — | — | — |
| allative | karramarrorengana | karramarroarengana | karramarroengana |
| terminative | karramarrorenganaino | karramarroarenganaino | karramarroenganaino |
| directive | karramarrorenganantz | karramarroarenganantz | karramarroenganantz |
| destinative | karramarrorenganako | karramarroarenganako | karramarroenganako |
| ablative | karramarrorengandik | karramarroarengandik | karramarroengandik |
| partitive | karramarrorik | — | — |
| prolative | karramarrotzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- karramarro beltz (“marbled crab”)
- karramarro berde (“shore crab”)
- Karramarroa (“Cancer”) (constellation)
- karramarroztatu (“to dredge”)
Further reading
- “karramarro”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “karramarro”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005