dardara

Basque

Etymology

From dar-dar (“shaking”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dardaɾa/ [d̪ar.ð̞a.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -aɾa
• Hyphenation: dar‧da‧ra

Noun

dardara inan

1. shake, tremble, vibration

Declension

Declension of dardara (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	dardara	dardara	dardarak
ergative	dardarak	dardarak	dardarek
dative	dardarari	dardarari	dardarei
genitive	dardararen	dardararen	dardaren
comitative	dardararekin	dardararekin	dardarekin
causative	dardararengatik	dardararengatik	dardarengatik
benefactive	dardararentzat	dardararentzat	dardarentzat
instrumental	dardaraz	dardaraz	dardarez
inessive	dardaratan	dardaran	dardaretan
locative	dardaratako	dardarako	dardaretako
allative	dardaratara	dardarara	dardaretara
terminative	dardarataraino	dardararaino	dardaretaraino
directive	dardaratarantz	dardararantz	dardaretarantz
destinative	dardaratarako	dardararako	dardaretarako
ablative	dardaratatik	dardaratik	dardaretatik
partitive	dardararik	—	—
prolative	dardaratzat	—	—

Derived terms

• dardaragailu (“vibrator”)
• dardaragarri
• dardaraka (“shaking”)
• dardaraketa
• dardarakor (“flickering”)
• dardaraldi
• dardaran (“shaking”)
• dardararazi (“to cause to shake”)
• dardarati (“shaking”)
• dardaratsu (“shaking”)
• dardaratu (“to shake”)
• dardaraz (“shaking”)

Descendants

• →⇒ English: dardarin
  • → Basque: dardarina
  • → Spanish: dardarina

Further reading

• “dardara”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “dardara”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005