barrena

Basque

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /barena/ [ba.re.na]
  • Rhymes: -ena, -a
  • Hyphenation: ba‧rre‧na

Etymology 1

Postposition

barrena

  1. [with inessive or ablative] through
    landan barrenathrough the countryside

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish barrena.

Noun

barrena inan

  1. drill
Declension
Declension of barrena (inan a-stem)
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive barrena barrena barrenak barrenok
ergative barrenak barrenak barrenek barrenok
dative barrenari barrenari barrenei barrenoi
genitive barrenaren barrenaren barrenen barrenon
comitative barrenarekin barrenarekin barrenekin barrenokin
causative barrenarengatik barrenarengatik barrenengatik barrenongatik
benefactive barrenarentzat barrenarentzat barrenentzat barrenontzat
instrumental barrenaz barrenaz barrenez barrenotaz
innesive barrenatan barrenan barrenetan barrenotan
locative barrenatako barrenako barrenetako barrenotako
allative barrenatara barrenara barrenetara barrenotara
terminative barrenataraino barrenaraino barrenetaraino barrenotaraino
directive barrenatarantz barrenarantz barrenetarantz barrenotarantz
destinative barrenatarako barrenarako barrenetarako barrenotarako
ablative barrenatatik barrenatik barrenetatik barrenotatik
partitive barrenarik
prolative barrenatzat

Etymology 3

Adjective

barrena

  1. absolutive singular of barren

Noun

barrena

  1. absolutive singular of barren

Further reading

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈrena/ [baˈre.na]
  • Rhymes: -ena
  • Syllabification: ba‧rre‧na

Etymology 1

From Mozarabic barrina, from Late Latin veruina (long javelin), from Latin veru (javelin). Cognate with Catalan barrina.

Noun

barrena f (plural barrenas)

  1. drill, a tool for creating holes in a workpiece
    Synonyms: barreno, taladro, taladrador
  2. tailspin
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Tagalog: barena

Etymology 2

Verb

barrena

  1. inflection of barrenar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading