abizen

Basque

Etymology

Coined by Basque nationalist, writer and politician Sabino Arana in 1895, from aba (“father”) +‎ izen (“name”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /abis̻en/ [a.β̞i.s̻ẽn]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /abis̻en/ [a.β̞i.s̻ẽn]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /abis̺en/ [a.β̞i.s̺ẽn]

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• Rhymes: -is̻en, -en

• Rhymes: -is̻en, -en
• Rhymes: -is̺en, -en

• Hyphenation: a‧bi‧zen

Noun

abizen inan

1. surname

   Synonym: deitura

Declension

Declension of abizen (inanimate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	abizen	abizena	abizenak
ergative	abizenek	abizenak	abizenek
dative	abizeni	abizenari	abizenei
genitive	abizenen	abizenaren	abizenen
comitative	abizenekin	abizenarekin	abizenekin
causative	abizenengatik	abizenarengatik	abizenengatik
benefactive	abizenentzat	abizenarentzat	abizenentzat
instrumental	abizenez	abizenaz	abizenez
inessive	abizenetan	abizenean	abizenetan
locative	abizenetako	abizeneko	abizenetako
allative	abizenetara	abizenera	abizenetara
terminative	abizenetaraino	abizeneraino	abizenetaraino
directive	abizenetarantz	abizenerantz	abizenetarantz
destinative	abizenetarako	abizenerako	abizenetarako
ablative	abizenetatik	abizenetik	abizenetatik
partitive	abizenik	—	—
prolative	abizentzat	—	—

Further reading

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