Beñat

Basque

Etymology

Originally a diminutive of Bernart, with expressive palatalization.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beɲat/ [be.ɲat̪]
• Rhymes: -eɲat
• Hyphenation: Be‧ñat

Proper noun

Beñat anim

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Bernard

Declension

Declension of Beñat (animate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite
absolutive	Beñat
ergative	Beñatek
dative	Beñati
genitive	Beñaten
comitative	Beñatekin
causative	Beñatengatik
benefactive	Beñatentzat
instrumental	Beñatez
inessive	Beñatengan
locative	—
allative	Beñatengana
terminative	Beñatenganaino
directive	Beñatenganantz
destinative	Beñatenganako
ablative	Beñatengandik
partitive	Beñatik
prolative	Beñat-tzat

References

• “Beñat”, in Euskal Onomastikaren Datutegia [Basque Onomastic Database], Euskaltzaindia