Nekane

Basque

Etymology

From neke (“toil, suffering”), coined by Sabino Arana in the 19th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nekane/ [ne.ka.ne]
• Rhymes: -ane, -e
• Hyphenation: Ne‧ka‧ne

Proper noun

Nekane anim

1. a female given name, equivalent to Spanish Dolores

Declension

Declension of Nekane (animate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite
absolutive	Nekane
ergative	Nekanek
dative	Nekaneri
genitive	Nekaneren
comitative	Nekanerekin
causative	Nekanerengatik
benefactive	Nekanerentzat
instrumental	Nekanez
inessive	Nekanerengan
locative	—
allative	Nekanerengana
terminative	Nekanerenganaino
directive	Nekanerenganantz
destinative	Nekanerenganako
ablative	Nekanerengandik
partitive	Nekanerik
prolative	Nekanetzat

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque Nekane

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neˈkane/ [neˈka.ne]
• Rhymes: -ane
• Syllabification: Ne‧ka‧ne

Proper noun

Nekane f

1. a female given name