iloba
Basque
Etymology
From Proto-Basque *iLoba, contains the kinship suffix -ba.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /iloba/ [i.lo.β̞a]
- IPA(key): (Southern) /iʎoba/ [i.ʎo.β̞a]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -oba, -a
- Hyphenation: i‧lo‧ba
Noun
iloba anim
- nephew, niece
- Synonym: biloba
- grandchild, grandson, granddaughter
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | iloba | iloba | ilobak | ilobok |
| ergative | ilobak | ilobak | ilobek | ilobok |
| dative | ilobari | ilobari | ilobei | iloboi |
| genitive | ilobaren | ilobaren | iloben | ilobon |
| comitative | ilobarekin | ilobarekin | ilobekin | ilobokin |
| causative | ilobarengatik | ilobarengatik | ilobengatik | ilobongatik |
| benefactive | ilobarentzat | ilobarentzat | ilobentzat | ilobontzat |
| instrumental | ilobaz | ilobaz | ilobez | ilobotaz |
| innesive | ilobarengan | ilobarengan | ilobengan | ilobongan |
| locative | — | — | — | — |
| allative | ilobarengana | ilobarengana | ilobengana | ilobongana |
| terminative | ilobarenganaino | ilobarenganaino | ilobenganaino | ilobonganaino |
| directive | ilobarenganantz | ilobarenganantz | ilobenganantz | ilobonganantz |
| destinative | ilobarenganako | ilobarenganako | ilobenganako | ilobonganako |
| ablative | ilobarengandik | ilobarengandik | ilobengandik | ilobongandik |
| partitive | ilobarik | — | — | — |
| prolative | ilobatzat | — | — | — |
Derived terms
- iloba txiki (“second cousin”)
- ilobaso
Further reading
- “iloba”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “iloba”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005