Ternua

Basque

Etymology

Ultimately from Portuguese Terra Nova.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ternua/ [t̪er.nu.a]
• Rhymes: -ua, -a
• Hyphenation: Ter‧nu‧a

Proper noun

Ternua inan

1. Newfoundland (an island in Canada).

Declension

Declension of Ternua (inanimate with article, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular
absolutive	Ternu	Ternua
ergative	—	Ternuak
dative	—	Ternuari
genitive	—	Ternuaren
comitative	—	Ternuarekin
causative	—	Ternuarengatik
benefactive	—	Ternuarentzat
instrumental	—	Ternuaz
inessive	—	Ternuan
locative	—	Ternuko
allative	—	Ternura
terminative	—	Ternuraino
directive	—	Ternurantz
destinative	—	Ternurako
ablative	—	Ternutik
partitive	Ternurik	—
prolative	Ternutzat	—

Further reading

• “170.- Amerikako toponimia [Toponymy of the Americas]”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Arauak, Euskaltzaindia, 2012