babazorro
Basque
Etymology
baba (“bean”) + zorro (“sack”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /babas̻oro/, [ba.β̞a.s̻o̞.ro̞]
Adjective
babazorro (not comparable)
- (colloquial) of or relating to Álava
Declension
| Declension of babazorro (adjective, ending in vowel) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | ||
| absolutive | babazorro | babazorroa | babazorroak | |
| ergative | babazorrok | babazorroak | babazorroek | |
| dative | babazorrori | babazorroari | babazorroei | |
| genitive | babazorroren | babazorroaren | babazorroen | |
| comitative | babazorrorekin | babazorroarekin | babazorroekin | |
| causative | babazorrorengatik | babazorroarengatik | babazorroengatik | |
| benefactive | babazorrorentzat | babazorroarentzat | babazorroentzat | |
| instrumental | babazorroz | babazorroaz | babazorroez | |
| inessive | anim. | babazorrorengan | babazorroarengan | babazorroengan |
| inanim. | babazorrotan | babazorroan | babazorroetan | |
| locative | anim. | — | — | — |
| inanim. | babazorrotako | babazorroko | babazorroetako | |
| allative | anim. | babazorrorengana | babazorroarengana | babazorroengana |
| inanim. | babazorrotara | babazorrora | babazorroetara | |
| terminative | anim. | babazorrorenganaino | babazorroarenganaino | babazorroenganaino |
| inanim. | babazorrotaraino | babazorroraino | babazorroetaraino | |
| directive | anim. | babazorrorenganantz | babazorroarenganantz | babazorroenganantz |
| inanim. | babazorrotarantz | babazorrorantz | babazorroetarantz | |
| destinative | anim. | babazorrorenganako | babazorroarenganako | babazorroenganako |
| inanim. | babazorrotarako | babazorrorako | babazorroetarako | |
| ablative | anim. | babazorrorengandik | babazorroarengandik | babazorroengandik |
| inanim. | babazorrotatik | babazorrotik | babazorroetatik | |
| partitive | babazorrorik | — | — | |
| prolative | babazorrotzat | — | — | |
Noun
babazorro inan or anim
- (inanimate) bean sack
- (animate, colloquial) someone from Álava
Declension
| Declension of babazorro (animate and inanimate, ending in vowel) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | ||
| absolutive | babazorro | babazorroa | babazorroak | |
| ergative | babazorrok | babazorroak | babazorroek | |
| dative | babazorrori | babazorroari | babazorroei | |
| genitive | babazorroren | babazorroaren | babazorroen | |
| comitative | babazorrorekin | babazorroarekin | babazorroekin | |
| causative | babazorrorengatik | babazorroarengatik | babazorroengatik | |
| benefactive | babazorrorentzat | babazorroarentzat | babazorroentzat | |
| instrumental | babazorroz | babazorroaz | babazorroez | |
| inessive | anim. | babazorrorengan | babazorroarengan | babazorroengan |
| inanim. | babazorrotan | babazorroan | babazorroetan | |
| locative | anim. | — | — | — |
| inanim. | babazorrotako | babazorroko | babazorroetako | |
| allative | anim. | babazorrorengana | babazorroarengana | babazorroengana |
| inanim. | babazorrotara | babazorrora | babazorroetara | |
| terminative | anim. | babazorrorenganaino | babazorroarenganaino | babazorroenganaino |
| inanim. | babazorrotaraino | babazorroraino | babazorroetaraino | |
| directive | anim. | babazorrorenganantz | babazorroarenganantz | babazorroenganantz |
| inanim. | babazorrotarantz | babazorrorantz | babazorroetarantz | |
| destinative | anim. | babazorrorenganako | babazorroarenganako | babazorroenganako |
| inanim. | babazorrotarako | babazorrorako | babazorroetarako | |
| ablative | anim. | babazorrorengandik | babazorroarengandik | babazorroengandik |
| inanim. | babazorrotatik | babazorrotik | babazorroetatik | |
| partitive | babazorrorik | — | — | |
| prolative | babazorrotzat | — | — | |
Further reading
- "babazorro" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “babazorro” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
Spanish
Etymology
From Basque babazorro (literally “bean sack”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /babaˈθoro/ [ba.β̞aˈθo.ro]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /babaˈsoro/ [ba.β̞aˈso.ro]
- Rhymes: -oro
- Syllabification: ba‧ba‧zo‧rro
Adjective
babazorro (feminine babazorra, masculine plural babazorros, feminine plural babazorras)
- (relational, colloquial, mildly derogatory) of Álava
Noun
babazorro m (plural babazorros, feminine babazorra, feminine plural babazorras)
- (colloquial, mildly derogatory) someone from Álava
Further reading
- “babazorro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014