barnean

Basque

Etymology

Inessive case of barne (“interior”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /barnean/ [bar.ne.ãn]
• Rhymes: -ean, -an
• Hyphenation: bar‧ne‧an

Postposition

barnean

1. [with genitive] inside

   Synonym: barruan

   Beharbada ez zaizu gustatuko gelaren barnean dagona. ― You might not like what's inside the chamber.

Further reading

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