auhen

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /au̯hen/ [au̯.hẽn]
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /au̯en/ [au̯.ẽn]
  • Rhymes: -au̯hen, -en
  • Rhymes: -au̯en, -en
  • Hyphenation: au‧hen

Noun

auhen inan

  1. lament, grievance

Declension

Declension of auhen (inan C-stem)
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive auhen auhena auhenak auhenok
ergative auhenek auhenak auhenek auhenok
dative auheni auhenari auhenei auhenoi
genitive auhenen auhenaren auhenen auhenon
comitative auhenekin auhenarekin auhenekin auhenokin
causative auhenengatik auhenarengatik auhenengatik auhenongatik
benefactive auhenentzat auhenarentzat auhenentzat auhenontzat
instrumental auhenez auhenaz auhenez auhenotaz
innesive auhenetan auhenean auhenetan auhenotan
locative auhenetako auheneko auhenetako auhenotako
allative auhenetara auhenera auhenetara auhenotara
terminative auhenetaraino auheneraino auhenetaraino auhenotaraino
directive auhenetarantz auhenerantz auhenetarantz auhenotarantz
destinative auhenetarako auhenerako auhenetarako auhenotarako
ablative auhenetatik auhenetik auhenetatik auhenotatik
partitive auhenik
prolative auhentzat

Derived terms

  • auhen egin (to lament)
  • auhendagarri (tearful)
  • auhendatu (to lament)
  • auhenka (lamenting)

Further reading

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