arreba
Basque
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Basque *aReba.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /areba/ [a.re.β̞a]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -eba, -a
- Hyphenation: a‧rre‧ba
Noun
arreba anim
- sister (of a male)
Usage notes
The sister of a female is ahizpa.
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | arreba | arreba | arrebak | arrebok |
| ergative | arrebak | arrebak | arrebek | arrebok |
| dative | arrebari | arrebari | arrebei | arreboi |
| genitive | arrebaren | arrebaren | arreben | arrebon |
| comitative | arrebarekin | arrebarekin | arrebekin | arrebokin |
| causative | arrebarengatik | arrebarengatik | arrebengatik | arrebongatik |
| benefactive | arrebarentzat | arrebarentzat | arrebentzat | arrebontzat |
| instrumental | arrebaz | arrebaz | arrebez | arrebotaz |
| innesive | arrebarengan | arrebarengan | arrebengan | arrebongan |
| locative | — | — | — | — |
| allative | arrebarengana | arrebarengana | arrebengana | arrebongana |
| terminative | arrebarenganaino | arrebarenganaino | arrebenganaino | arrebonganaino |
| directive | arrebarenganantz | arrebarenganantz | arrebenganantz | arrebonganantz |
| destinative | arrebarenganako | arrebarenganako | arrebenganako | arrebonganako |
| ablative | arrebarengandik | arrebarengandik | arrebengandik | arrebongandik |
| partitive | arrebarik | — | — | — |
| prolative | arrebatzat | — | — | — |
Further reading
- “arreba”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “arreba”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005