neskatila
Basque
Etymology
From neska (“girl”) + -tila (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Southern) /nes̺katiʎa/, [ne̞s̺.ka.t̪i.ʎa]
- IPA(key): (Northern) /nes̺katila/, [ne̞s̺.ka.t̪i.la]
Noun
neskatila anim
- girl, young woman
Declension
| Declension of neskatila (animate, ending in -a) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
| absolutive | neskatila | neskatila | neskatilak |
| ergative | neskatilak | neskatilak | neskatilek |
| dative | neskatilari | neskatilari | neskatilei |
| genitive | neskatilaren | neskatilaren | neskatilen |
| comitative | neskatilarekin | neskatilarekin | neskatilekin |
| causative | neskatilarengatik | neskatilarengatik | neskatilengatik |
| benefactive | neskatilarentzat | neskatilarentzat | neskatilentzat |
| instrumental | neskatilaz | neskatilaz | neskatilez |
| inessive | neskatilarengan | neskatilarengan | neskatilengan |
| locative | — | — | — |
| allative | neskatilarengana | neskatilarengana | neskatilengana |
| terminative | neskatilarenganaino | neskatilarenganaino | neskatilenganaino |
| directive | neskatilarenganantz | neskatilarenganantz | neskatilenganantz |
| destinative | neskatilarenganako | neskatilarenganako | neskatilenganako |
| ablative | neskatilarengandik | neskatilarengandik | neskatilengandik |
| partitive | neskatilarik | — | — |
| prolative | neskatilatzat | — | — |
Further reading
- "neskatila" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “neskatila” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Basque neskatila (“girl”).
Noun
neskatila f (plural neskatilas)
- (Basque Country) loader and unloader
- 2017 August 1, “El empoderamiento de las mujeres del sector pesquero ha acabado con su invisibilidad. Deia, Noticias de Bizkaia”, in Deia, archived from the original on 18 August 2017, retrieved 5 February 2022:
- Pese a ello, prosigue "han sido muy pocas veces reconocidas las trabajadoras de la pesca gallegas y vascas, como mariscadoras a pie, rederas, empacadoras y neskatilas, mujeres encargadas de la descarga y el aprovisionamiento de los barcos.
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