boronde

Basque

boronde

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *boronte, itself borrowed from Latin frontem, accusative of frōns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boɾonde/, [bo̞.ɾõ̞n̪.d̪e̞]

Noun

boronde inan

1. forehead

   Zapiaz lehortu zuen borondea.

   He dried his forehead with a rag.

Declension

Declension of boronde (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	boronde	borondea	borondeak
ergative	borondek	borondeak	borondeek
dative	boronderi	borondeari	borondeei
genitive	boronderen	borondearen	borondeen
comitative	boronderekin	borondearekin	borondeekin
causative	boronderengatik	borondearengatik	borondeengatik
benefactive	boronderentzat	borondearentzat	borondeentzat
instrumental	borondez	borondeaz	borondeez
inessive	borondetan	borondean	borondeetan
locative	borondetako	borondeko	borondeetako
allative	borondetara	borondera	borondeetara
terminative	borondetaraino	boronderaino	borondeetaraino
directive	borondetarantz	boronderantz	borondeetarantz
destinative	borondetarako	boronderako	borondeetarako
ablative	borondetatik	borondetik	borondeetatik
partitive	boronderik	—	—
prolative	borondetzat	—	—

Synonyms

• bekoki
• kopeta

Further reading

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