abaraska

Basque

Etymology

A compound of abao (“honeycomb”) and an obscure second element.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /abaɾas̺ka/ [a.β̞a.ɾas̺.ka]
• Rhymes: -as̺ka, -a
• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧ras‧ka

Noun

abaraska inan

1. honeycomb

   Synonym: abao

Declension

Declension of abaraska (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	abaraska	abaraska	abaraskak
ergative	abaraskak	abaraskak	abaraskek
dative	abaraskari	abaraskari	abaraskei
genitive	abaraskaren	abaraskaren	abarasken
comitative	abaraskarekin	abaraskarekin	abaraskekin
causative	abaraskarengatik	abaraskarengatik	abaraskengatik
benefactive	abaraskarentzat	abaraskarentzat	abaraskentzat
instrumental	abaraskaz	abaraskaz	abaraskez
inessive	abaraskatan	abaraskan	abarasketan
locative	abaraskatako	abaraskako	abarasketako
allative	abaraskatara	abaraskara	abarasketara
terminative	abaraskataraino	abaraskaraino	abarasketaraino
directive	abaraskatarantz	abaraskarantz	abarasketarantz
destinative	abaraskatarako	abaraskarako	abarasketarako
ablative	abaraskatatik	abaraskatik	abarasketatik
partitive	abaraskarik	—	—
prolative	abaraskatzat	—	—

Further reading

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