belaun
Basque
Etymology
Potentially related to Iberian beleś (“son”) and Iberian belaur (“daughter”).
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /belau̯n/ [be.lãũ̯n]
- Rhymes: -elau̯n, -au̯n
- Hyphenation: be‧laun
Noun
belaun inan or anim
- (inanimate) knee
- (animate) generation
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | belaun | belauna | belaunak | belaunok | |
| ergative | belaunek | belaunak | belaunek | belaunok | |
| dative | belauni | belaunari | belaunei | belaunoi | |
| genitive | belaunen | belaunaren | belaunen | belaunon | |
| comitative | belaunekin | belaunarekin | belaunekin | belaunokin | |
| causative | belaunengatik | belaunarengatik | belaunengatik | belaunongatik | |
| benefactive | belaunentzat | belaunarentzat | belaunentzat | belaunontzat | |
| instrumental | belaunez | belaunaz | belaunez | belaunotaz | |
| innesive | anim. | belaunengan | belaunarengan | belaunengan | belaunongan |
| inan. | belaunetan | belaunean | belaunetan | belaunotan | |
| locative | anim. | — | — | — | — |
| inan. | belaunetako | belauneko | belaunetako | belaunotako | |
| allative | anim. | belaunengana | belaunarengana | belaunengana | belaunongana |
| inan. | belaunetara | belaunera | belaunetara | belaunotara | |
| terminative | anim. | belaunenganaino | belaunarenganaino | belaunenganaino | belaunonganaino |
| inan. | belaunetaraino | belauneraino | belaunetaraino | belaunotaraino | |
| directive | anim. | belaunenganantz | belaunarenganantz | belaunenganantz | belaunonganantz |
| inan. | belaunetarantz | belaunerantz | belaunetarantz | belaunotarantz | |
| destinative | anim. | belaunenganako | belaunarenganako | belaunenganako | belaunonganako |
| inan. | belaunetarako | belaunerako | belaunetarako | belaunotarako | |
| ablative | anim. | belaunengandik | belaunarengandik | belaunengandik | belaunongandik |
| inan. | belaunetatik | belaunetik | belaunetatik | belaunotatik | |
| partitive | belaunik | — | — | — | |
| prolative | belauntzat | — | — | — | |
Derived terms
- belaunburu (“kneecap”)
- belaun egin - to kneel, to curtsey