Lurra

See also: lurra

Basque

Etymology

From lur (“earth, soil”) +‎ -a (definite article).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lura/ [lu.ra]
• Rhymes: -ura, -a
• Hyphenation: Lu‧rra

Proper noun

Lurra inan

1. the Earth

Declension

Declension of Lurra (inanimate with article, ending in -r)

	indefinite	singular
absolutive	Lur	Lurra
ergative	—	Lurrak
dative	—	Lurrari
genitive	—	Lurraren
comitative	—	Lurrarekin
causative	—	Lurrarengatik
benefactive	—	Lurrarentzat
instrumental	—	Lurraz
inessive	—	Lurrean
locative	—	Lurreko
allative	—	Lurrera
terminative	—	Lurreraino
directive	—	Lurrerantz
destinative	—	Lurrerako
ablative	—	Lurretik
partitive	Lurrik	—
prolative	Lurtzat	—

Derived terms

• Lurraren berotze (“global warming”)

Further reading

• “lur”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]