espainiera
Basque
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /es̺pai̯nieɾa/ [es̺.pai̯.ni.e.ɾa]
- IPA(key): (Southern) /es̺paɲieɾa/ [es̺.pa.ɲi.e.ɾa]
- Rhymes: -eɾa, -a
- Hyphenation: es‧pai‧ni‧e‧ra
Noun
espainiera inan
- (sometimes offensive) The Spanish language
- Synonyms: gaztelera, gaztelania
Usage notes
Might be considered offensive. See the usage notes about castellano.
Declension
| indefinite | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| absolutive | espainiera | espainiera |
| ergative | — | espainierak |
| dative | — | espainierari |
| genitive | — | espainieraren |
| comitative | — | espainierarekin |
| causative | — | espainierarengatik |
| benefactive | — | espainierarentzat |
| instrumental | espainieraz | espainieraz |
| innesive | — | espainieran |
| locative | — | espainierako |
| allative | — | espainierara |
| terminative | — | espainieraraino |
| directive | — | espainierarantz |
| destinative | — | espainierarako |
| ablative | — | espainieratik |
| partitive | espainierarik | — |
| prolative | espainieratzat | — |
Further reading
- “espainiera”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “espainiera”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005