sorbalda
Basque
Etymology
Unknown, potentially related to soin (“body, shoulder”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s̺orbalda/ [s̺or.β̞al̪.d̪a]
- Rhymes: -alda, -a
- Hyphenation: sor‧bal‧da
Noun
sorbalda inan
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | sorbalda | sorbalda | sorbaldak | sorbaldok |
| ergative | sorbaldak | sorbaldak | sorbaldek | sorbaldok |
| dative | sorbaldari | sorbaldari | sorbaldei | sorbaldoi |
| genitive | sorbaldaren | sorbaldaren | sorbalden | sorbaldon |
| comitative | sorbaldarekin | sorbaldarekin | sorbaldekin | sorbaldokin |
| causative | sorbaldarengatik | sorbaldarengatik | sorbaldengatik | sorbaldongatik |
| benefactive | sorbaldarentzat | sorbaldarentzat | sorbaldentzat | sorbaldontzat |
| instrumental | sorbaldaz | sorbaldaz | sorbaldez | sorbaldotaz |
| innesive | sorbaldatan | sorbaldan | sorbaldetan | sorbaldotan |
| locative | sorbaldatako | sorbaldako | sorbaldetako | sorbaldotako |
| allative | sorbaldatara | sorbaldara | sorbaldetara | sorbaldotara |
| terminative | sorbaldataraino | sorbaldaraino | sorbaldetaraino | sorbaldotaraino |
| directive | sorbaldatarantz | sorbaldarantz | sorbaldetarantz | sorbaldotarantz |
| destinative | sorbaldatarako | sorbaldarako | sorbaldetarako | sorbaldotarako |
| ablative | sorbaldatatik | sorbaldatik | sorbaldetatik | sorbaldotatik |
| partitive | sorbaldarik | — | — | — |
| prolative | sorbaldatzat | — | — | — |
Derived terms
- sorabaldako (“back slap”)
- sorbaldaratu
Further reading
- “sorbalda”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “sorbalda”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005