bumeran
Basque
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Spanish búmeran, from English boomerang, from Dharug bumariny.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bumeɾan/ [bu.me.ɾãn]
- Rhymes: -eɾan, -an
- Hyphenation: bu‧me‧ran
Noun
bumeran inan
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | bumeran | bumerana | bumeranak | bumeranok |
| ergative | bumeranek | bumeranak | bumeranek | bumeranok |
| dative | bumerani | bumeranari | bumeranei | bumeranoi |
| genitive | bumeranen | bumeranaren | bumeranen | bumeranon |
| comitative | bumeranekin | bumeranarekin | bumeranekin | bumeranokin |
| causative | bumeranengatik | bumeranarengatik | bumeranengatik | bumeranongatik |
| benefactive | bumeranentzat | bumeranarentzat | bumeranentzat | bumeranontzat |
| instrumental | bumeranez | bumeranaz | bumeranez | bumeranotaz |
| innesive | bumeranetan | bumeranean | bumeranetan | bumeranotan |
| locative | bumeranetako | bumeraneko | bumeranetako | bumeranotako |
| allative | bumeranetara | bumeranera | bumeranetara | bumeranotara |
| terminative | bumeranetaraino | bumeraneraino | bumeranetaraino | bumeranotaraino |
| directive | bumeranetarantz | bumeranerantz | bumeranetarantz | bumeranotarantz |
| destinative | bumeranetarako | bumeranerako | bumeranetarako | bumeranotarako |
| ablative | bumeranetatik | bumeranetik | bumeranetatik | bumeranotatik |
| partitive | bumeranik | — | — | — |
| prolative | bumerantzat | — | — | — |
Further reading
- “bumeran”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]