arraun

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *aRano, itself borrowed from a Celtic language,[1] compare Irish rámh. Ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁reh₁-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /arau̯n/ [a.rãũ̯n]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -arau̯n, -au̯n
  • Hyphenation: a‧rraun

Noun

arraun inan

  1. oar (lever used to propel a boat)
  2. (sports) rowing

Declension

Declension of arraun (inan C-stem)
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive arraun arrauna arraunak arraunok
ergative arraunek arraunak arraunek arraunok
dative arrauni arraunari arraunei arraunoi
genitive arraunen arraunaren arraunen arraunon
comitative arraunekin arraunarekin arraunekin arraunokin
causative arraunengatik arraunarengatik arraunengatik arraunongatik
benefactive arraunentzat arraunarentzat arraunentzat arraunontzat
instrumental arraunez arraunaz arraunez arraunotaz
innesive arraunetan arraunean arraunetan arraunotan
locative arraunetako arrauneko arraunetako arraunotako
allative arraunetara arraunera arraunetara arraunotara
terminative arraunetaraino arrauneraino arraunetaraino arraunotaraino
directive arraunetarantz arraunerantz arraunetarantz arraunotarantz
destinative arraunetarako arraunerako arraunetarako arraunotarako
ablative arraunetatik arraunetik arraunetatik arraunotatik
partitive arraunik — — —
prolative arrauntzat — — —

Derived terms

  • arraun egin (“to row”)
  • arraun-luma (“remex”)
  • arraundu (“to row”)
  • arraunean (“rowing, by rowing”)
  • arraunean ari izan (“to row”)
  • arraunean egin (“to row”)
  • arraunean ibili (“to row”)
  • arraunka (“rowing, by rowing”)
  • arraunkada (“rowing distance, strike of an oar”)
  • arraunketa (“rowing, regatta”)
  • arraunketan (“rowing, by rowing”)
  • arraunketan egin (“to row”)
  • arraunlari (“rower, oarsman”)
  • arraunontzi (“rowboat”)

References

  1. ^ R. L. Trask (2008), “arraun”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 107

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