burumuin
Basque
Etymology
From buru (“head”) + muin (“marrow, pith”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /buɾumui̯n/, [bu.ɾu.mũĩ̯n]
Noun
burumuin inan
- (anatomy) brain(s)
Declension
| Declension of burumuin (inanimate, ending in consonant) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
| absolutive | burumuin | burumuina | burumuinak |
| ergative | burumuinek | burumuinak | burumuinek |
| dative | burumuini | burumuinari | burumuinei |
| genitive | burumuinen | burumuinaren | burumuinen |
| comitative | burumuinekin | burumuinarekin | burumuinekin |
| causative | burumuinengatik | burumuinarengatik | burumuinengatik |
| benefactive | burumuinentzat | burumuinarentzat | burumuinentzat |
| instrumental | burumuinez | burumuinaz | burumuinez |
| inessive | burumuinetan | burumuinean | burumuinetan |
| locative | burumuinetako | burumuineko | burumuinetako |
| allative | burumuinetara | burumuinera | burumuinetara |
| terminative | burumuinetaraino | burumuineraino | burumuinetaraino |
| directive | burumuinetarantz | burumuinerantz | burumuinetarantz |
| destinative | burumuinetarako | burumuinerako | burumuinetarako |
| ablative | burumuinetatik | burumuinetik | burumuinetatik |
| partitive | burumuinik | — | — |
| prolative | burumuintzat | — | — |
References
- “burumuin” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
- "burumuin" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “burumuin” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
- Trask, Robert L. (1997) The History of Basque, Routledge, →ISBN, page 250