bainu
Basque
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /bai̯nu/ [bai̯.nu]
- IPA(key): (Southern) /baɲu/ [ba.ɲu]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ai̯nu, -u
- Rhymes: -aɲu, -u
- Hyphenation: bai‧nu
Noun
bainu inan
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | bainu | bainua | bainuak | bainuok |
| ergative | bainuk | bainuak | bainuek | bainuok |
| dative | bainuri | bainuari | bainuei | bainuoi |
| genitive | bainuren | bainuaren | bainuen | bainuon |
| comitative | bainurekin | bainuarekin | bainuekin | bainuokin |
| causative | bainurengatik | bainuarengatik | bainuengatik | bainuongatik |
| benefactive | bainurentzat | bainuarentzat | bainuentzat | bainuontzat |
| instrumental | bainuz | bainuaz | bainuez | bainuotaz |
| innesive | bainutan | bainuan | bainuetan | bainuotan |
| locative | bainutako | bainuko | bainuetako | bainuotako |
| allative | bainutara | bainura | bainuetara | bainuotara |
| terminative | bainutaraino | bainuraino | bainuetaraino | bainuotaraino |
| directive | bainutarantz | bainurantz | bainuetarantz | bainuotarantz |
| destinative | bainutarako | bainurako | bainuetarako | bainuotarako |
| ablative | bainutatik | bainutik | bainuetatik | bainuotatik |
| partitive | bainurik | — | — | — |
| prolative | bainutzat | — | — | — |
Derived terms
- bainua eman (“to bathe”)
- bainua hartu (“to take a bath”)
- bainuetxe (“bathhouse”)
- bainugela (“bathroom”)
- bainujantzi (“bathrobe”)
- bainulari (“bather”)
- bainuontzi (“bathtub”)
- bainutegi (“bathhouse”)
- bainutoki (“bathhouse”)
Further reading
- “bainu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “bainu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005