abaila

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /abai̯la/ [a.β̞ai̯.la]
• IPA^(key): (Southern) /abaʎa/ [a.β̞a.ʎa]
• Rhymes: -ai̯la, -a
• Rhymes: -aʎa, -a
• Hyphenation: a‧bai‧la

Noun

abaila inan

1. speed

   Synonym: abiadura

Declension

Declension of abaila (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	abaila	abaila	abailak
ergative	abailak	abailak	abailek
dative	abailari	abailari	abailei
genitive	abailaren	abailaren	abailen
comitative	abailarekin	abailarekin	abailekin
causative	abailarengatik	abailarengatik	abailengatik
benefactive	abailarentzat	abailarentzat	abailentzat
instrumental	abailaz	abailaz	abailez
inessive	abailatan	abailan	abailetan
locative	abailatako	abailako	abailetako
allative	abailatara	abailara	abailetara
terminative	abailataraino	abailaraino	abailetaraino
directive	abailatarantz	abailarantz	abailetarantz
destinative	abailatarako	abailarako	abailetarako
ablative	abailatatik	abailatik	abailetatik
partitive	abailarik	—	—
prolative	abailatzat	—	—

Further reading

• “abaila”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “abaila”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005