amona

Basque

Etymology

From ama (“mother”) +‎ on (“good”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /amona/ [a.mo.na]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ona, -a
  • Hyphenation: a‧mo‧na

Noun

amona anim

  1. grandmother
    Synonym: amama
  2. old woman

Declension

Declension of amona (anim a-stem)
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive amona amona amonak amonok
ergative amonak amonak amonek amonok
dative amonari amonari amonei amonoi
genitive amonaren amonaren amonen amonon
comitative amonarekin amonarekin amonekin amonokin
causative amonarengatik amonarengatik amonengatik amonongatik
benefactive amonarentzat amonarentzat amonentzat amonontzat
instrumental amonaz amonaz amonez amonotaz
innesive amonarengan amonarengan amonengan amonongan
locative — — — —
allative amonarengana amonarengana amonengana amonongana
terminative amonarenganaino amonarenganaino amonenganaino amononganaino
directive amonarenganantz amonarenganantz amonenganantz amononganantz
destinative amonarenganako amonarenganako amonenganako amononganako
ablative amonarengandik amonarengandik amonengandik amonongandik
partitive amonarik — — —
prolative amonatzat — — —

Derived terms

  • aitona-amona (“grandparents”)
  • amona mantangorri (“ladybug”)
  • amonatxo (“grandma”)

Further reading

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈmona/ [aˈmo.na]
  • Rhymes: -ona
  • Syllabification: a‧mo‧na

Verb

amona

  1. only used in se amona, third-person singular present indicative of amonarse
  2. only used in te ... amona, syntactic variant of amónate, second-person singular imperative of amonarse
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