belaun

Basque

Etymology

Potentially related to Iberian beleś (“son”) and Iberian belaur (“daughter”)

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /belau̯n/ [be.lãũ̯n]
• Rhymes: -elau̯n, -au̯n
• Hyphenation: be‧laun

Noun

belaun inan or anim

1. (inanimate) knee
2. (animate) generation

Declension

Declension of belaun (animate and inanimate, ending in consonant)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		belaun	belauna	belaunak
ergative		belaunek	belaunak	belaunek
dative		belauni	belaunari	belaunei
genitive		belaunen	belaunaren	belaunen
comitative		belaunekin	belaunarekin	belaunekin
causative		belaunengatik	belaunarengatik	belaunengatik
benefactive		belaunentzat	belaunarentzat	belaunentzat
instrumental		belaunez	belaunaz	belaunez
inessive	anim	belaunengan	belaunarengan	belaunengan
	inan	belaunetan	belaunean	belaunetan
locative	anim	—	—	—
	inan	belaunetako	belauneko	belaunetako
allative	anim	belaunengana	belaunarengana	belaunengana
	inan	belaunetara	belaunera	belaunetara
terminative	anim	belaunenganaino	belaunarenganaino	belaunenganaino
	inan	belaunetaraino	belauneraino	belaunetaraino
directive	anim	belaunenganantz	belaunarenganantz	belaunenganantz
	inan	belaunetarantz	belaunerantz	belaunetarantz
destinative	anim	belaunenganako	belaunarenganako	belaunenganako
	inan	belaunetarako	belaunerako	belaunetarako
ablative	anim	belaunengandik	belaunarengandik	belaunengandik
	inan	belaunetatik	belaunetik	belaunetatik
partitive		belaunik	—	—
prolative		belauntzat	—	—

Derived terms

• belaunburu (“kneecap”)
• belaun egin - to kneel, to curtsey