igaraba
Basque
Etymology
A variant of ugabere, from u- (combining form of ur (“water”)) + abere (“animal”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iɡaɾaba/, [i.ɣ̞a.ɾa.β̞a]
Noun
igaraba anim
- otter
Declension
| Declension of igaraba (animate, ending in -a) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
| absolutive | igaraba | igaraba | igarabak |
| ergative | igarabak | igarabak | igarabek |
| dative | igarabari | igarabari | igarabei |
| genitive | igarabaren | igarabaren | igaraben |
| comitative | igarabarekin | igarabarekin | igarabekin |
| causative | igarabarengatik | igarabarengatik | igarabengatik |
| benefactive | igarabarentzat | igarabarentzat | igarabentzat |
| instrumental | igarabaz | igarabaz | igarabez |
| inessive | igarabarengan | igarabarengan | igarabengan |
| locative | — | — | — |
| allative | igarabarengana | igarabarengana | igarabengana |
| terminative | igarabarenganaino | igarabarenganaino | igarabenganaino |
| directive | igarabarenganantz | igarabarenganantz | igarabenganantz |
| destinative | igarabarenganako | igarabarenganako | igarabenganako |
| ablative | igarabarengandik | igarabarengandik | igarabengandik |
| partitive | igarabarik | — | — |
| prolative | igarabatzat | — | — |
Further reading
- "igaraba" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “igaraba” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus