abenka
Basque
Etymology
From Spanish obenque (“shroud”), itself from Old French hobent, from Old Norse höfuðbenda (“shroud-rope, stay”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abenka/, [a.β̞ẽ̞ŋ.ka]
Noun
abenka inan
- (nautical) shroud
Declension
| Declension of abenka (inanimate, ending in -a) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
| absolutive | abenka | abenka | abenkak |
| ergative | abenkak | abenkak | abenkek |
| dative | abenkari | abenkari | abenkei |
| genitive | abenkaren | abenkaren | abenken |
| comitative | abenkarekin | abenkarekin | abenkekin |
| causative | abenkarengatik | abenkarengatik | abenkengatik |
| benefactive | abenkarentzat | abenkarentzat | abenkentzat |
| instrumental | abenkaz | abenkaz | abenkez |
| inessive | abenkatan | abenkan | abenketan |
| locative | abenkatako | abenkako | abenketako |
| allative | abenkatara | abenkara | abenketara |
| terminative | abenkataraino | abenkaraino | abenketaraino |
| directive | abenkatarantz | abenkarantz | abenketarantz |
| destinative | abenkatarako | abenkarako | abenketarako |
| ablative | abenkatatik | abenkatik | abenketatik |
| partitive | abenkarik | — | — |
| prolative | abenkatzat | — | — |
Further reading
- "abenka" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “abenka” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus