abiadura
Basque
Etymology
From abiatu (“to start”) + -dura.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abiaduɾa/, [a.β̞i.a.ð̞u.ɾa]
Noun
abiadura inan
- speed, velocity
- (Navarre, Northern) start, beginning
Declension
| Declension of abiadura (inanimate, ending in -a) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
| absolutive | abiadura | abiadura | abiadurak |
| ergative | abiadurak | abiadurak | abiadurek |
| dative | abiadurari | abiadurari | abiadurei |
| genitive | abiaduraren | abiaduraren | abiaduren |
| comitative | abiadurarekin | abiadurarekin | abiadurekin |
| causative | abiadurarengatik | abiadurarengatik | abiadurengatik |
| benefactive | abiadurarentzat | abiadurarentzat | abiadurentzat |
| instrumental | abiaduraz | abiaduraz | abiadurez |
| inessive | abiaduratan | abiaduran | abiaduretan |
| locative | abiaduratako | abiadurako | abiaduretako |
| allative | abiaduratara | abiadurara | abiaduretara |
| terminative | abiadurataraino | abiaduraraino | abiaduretaraino |
| directive | abiaduratarantz | abiadurarantz | abiaduretarantz |
| destinative | abiaduratarako | abiadurarako | abiaduretarako |
| ablative | abiaduratatik | abiaduratik | abiaduretatik |
| partitive | abiadurarik | — | — |
| prolative | abiaduratzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- abiada handiko tren (“high-speed train”)
- abiadura-aldagailu (“gear box”)
- abiadura-kaxa (“gear box”)
- abiadura-lasterkari (“sprinter”)
- abiadura-muga (“speed limit”)
- abiadura-murriztaile (“speed bump”)
- abiadura-neurgailu (“speedometer”)
- abiadura-palanka (“gear stick”)
Further reading
- "abiadura" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “abiadura” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus