arraza

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish raza.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /aras̻a/ [a.ra.s̻a]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /aras̺a/ [a.ra.s̺a]

 
  • Rhymes: -as̻a, -a
  • Rhymes: -as̺a, -a

  • Hyphenation: a‧rra‧za

Noun

arraza inan

  1. race (group of people)

Declension

Declension of arraza (inan a-stem)
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive arraza arraza arrazak arrazok
ergative arrazak arrazak arrazek arrazok
dative arrazari arrazari arrazei arrazoi
genitive arrazaren arrazaren arrazen arrazon
comitative arrazarekin arrazarekin arrazekin arrazokin
causative arrazarengatik arrazarengatik arrazengatik arrazongatik
benefactive arrazarentzat arrazarentzat arrazentzat arrazontzat
instrumental arrazaz arrazaz arrazez arrazotaz
innesive arrazatan arrazan arrazetan arrazotan
locative arrazatako arrazako arrazetako arrazotako
allative arrazatara arrazara arrazetara arrazotara
terminative arrazataraino arrazaraino arrazetaraino arrazotaraino
directive arrazatarantz arrazarantz arrazetarantz arrazotarantz
destinative arrazatarako arrazarako arrazetarako arrazotarako
ablative arrazatatik arrazatik arrazetatik arrazotatik
partitive arrazarik
prolative arrazatzat

Derived terms

  • arrazakeria (racism)

Further reading

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