abantaila eraman

Basque

Etymology

From abantaila (“advantage”) +‎ eraman (“to carry”), a calque from Spanish llevar ventaja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /abantai̯la eɾaman/ [a.β̞ãn̪.t̪ai̯.la e.ɾa.mãn]
• IPA^(key): (Southern) /abantaʎa eɾaman/ [a.β̞ãn̪.t̪a.ʎa e.ɾa.mãn]
• Hyphenation: a‧ban‧tai‧la e‧ra‧man

Verb

abantaila eraman ? (imperfect participle abantaila eramaten, future participle abantaila eramango or abantaila eramanen, short form abantaila eraman, verbal noun abantaila eramate)

1. (dated) to surpass

Further reading

• “abantaila eraman”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “abantaila eraman”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005