neba
See also: nɛba
Basque
Etymology
From Proto-Basque *neba. Further derivation unknown, but it contains the kinship suffix -ba. Perhaps derived from anaia (“brother (of a male)”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /neba/ [ne.β̞a]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -eba, -a
- Hyphenation: ne‧ba
Noun
neba anim
Usage notes
The Biscayan dialect distinguishes anaia, the brother of a male; from neba, the brother of a female. This distinction is also kept in the standard language. Other dialects use anaia for both.
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | neba | neba | nebak | nebok |
| ergative | nebak | nebak | nebek | nebok |
| dative | nebari | nebari | nebei | neboi |
| genitive | nebaren | nebaren | neben | nebon |
| comitative | nebarekin | nebarekin | nebekin | nebokin |
| causative | nebarengatik | nebarengatik | nebengatik | nebongatik |
| benefactive | nebarentzat | nebarentzat | nebentzat | nebontzat |
| instrumental | nebaz | nebaz | nebez | nebotaz |
| innesive | nebarengan | nebarengan | nebengan | nebongan |
| locative | — | — | — | — |
| allative | nebarengana | nebarengana | nebengana | nebongana |
| terminative | nebarenganaino | nebarenganaino | nebenganaino | nebonganaino |
| directive | nebarenganantz | nebarenganantz | nebenganantz | nebonganantz |
| destinative | nebarenganako | nebarenganako | nebenganako | nebonganako |
| ablative | nebarengandik | nebarengandik | nebengandik | nebongandik |
| partitive | nebarik | — | — | — |
| prolative | nebatzat | — | — | — |
Derived terms
- neba-arreba (“siblings”)
- nebaorde (“step-brother of a female”)
- nebatzako (“step-brother of a female”)
References
- ^ R. L. Trask (2008), “neba”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 295
Further reading
- “neba”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “neba”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Latvian
Etymology
From the negative conjunction ne (“neither, nor”), with an old particle ba found also at the end of the conjunction jeb.[1]
Pronunciation
Conjunction
neba
- (dated, today usually nevis, ne, vai) not, not in order to, or else, lest
- cilvēka ķermenis radīts kustībai, neba bezmērķīgai zvilnēšanai ― the human body is designed to move, not to loll aimlessly
- jāiet jau būs (skolā), neba gribi izaugt kā slotas kāts? ― (you) will have to go (to school), or do you want to grow as a broomstick (= poor)?
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns. 1992, 2001. Latviešu etimoloģijas vārdnīca. Rīga: AVOTS. →ISBN.
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
neba (Cyrillic spelling неба)
- genitive singular of nebo
Slavomolisano
Etymology
From Serbo-Croatian nebo.
Noun
neba f
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | neba |
nebe |
| genitive | nebe |
neb, nebi |
| dative | nebu |
nebami, nebi |
| accusative | nebu |
nebe |
| locative | nebu |
nebe |
| instrumental | nebom |
nebami, nebi |
References
- Antonietta Marra (2012), “Contact phenomena in the Slavic of Molise: some remarks about nouns and prepositional phrases” in Morphologies in Contact.
Slovak
Noun
neba
- genitive singular of nebo