arrain
Basque
Alternative forms
- arrai (Upper Navarre, Gipuzkoan)
Etymology
From Proto-Basque *aRani (“fish”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /arai̯n/ [a.rãĩ̯n]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -arai̯n, -ai̯n
- Hyphenation: a‧rrain
Noun
arrain anim
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | arrain | arraina | arrainak | arrainok |
| ergative | arrainek | arrainak | arrainek | arrainok |
| dative | arraini | arrainari | arrainei | arrainoi |
| genitive | arrainen | arrainaren | arrainen | arrainon |
| comitative | arrainekin | arrainarekin | arrainekin | arrainokin |
| causative | arrainengatik | arrainarengatik | arrainengatik | arrainongatik |
| benefactive | arrainentzat | arrainarentzat | arrainentzat | arrainontzat |
| instrumental | arrainez | arrainaz | arrainez | arrainotaz |
| innesive | arrainengan | arrainarengan | arrainengan | arrainongan |
| locative | — | — | — | — |
| allative | arrainengana | arrainarengana | arrainengana | arrainongana |
| terminative | arrainenganaino | arrainarenganaino | arrainenganaino | arrainonganaino |
| directive | arrainenganantz | arrainarenganantz | arrainenganantz | arrainonganantz |
| destinative | arrainenganako | arrainarenganako | arrainenganako | arrainonganako |
| ablative | arrainengandik | arrainarengandik | arrainengandik | arrainongandik |
| partitive | arrainik | — | — | — |
| prolative | arraintzat | — | — | — |
Derived terms
- arrandegi
- arrantzale
References
- “arrain”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
- “arrain”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- R. L. Trask (2008), “arrain”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 106