erramu

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eramu/ [e.ra.mu]
• Rhymes: -amu, -u
• Hyphenation: e‧rra‧mu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish ramo or from its etymon Latin rāmus.

Noun

erramu inan

1. laurel (tree)

   Synonym: ereinotz

2. laurel, bay (herb)

   Synonym: ereinotz

3. Short for Erramu igande (“Palm Sunday”).

Declension

Declension of erramu (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	erramu	erramua	erramuak
ergative	erramuk	erramuak	erramuek
dative	erramuri	erramuari	erramuei
genitive	erramuren	erramuaren	erramuen
comitative	erramurekin	erramuarekin	erramuekin
causative	erramurengatik	erramuarengatik	erramuengatik
benefactive	erramurentzat	erramuarentzat	erramuentzat
instrumental	erramuz	erramuaz	erramuez
inessive	erramutan	erramuan	erramuetan
locative	erramutako	erramuko	erramuetako
allative	erramutara	erramura	erramuetara
terminative	erramutaraino	erramuraino	erramuetaraino
directive	erramutarantz	erramurantz	erramuetarantz
destinative	erramutarako	erramurako	erramuetarako
ablative	erramutatik	erramutik	erramuetatik
partitive	erramurik	—	—
prolative	erramutzat	—	—

Derived terms

• Erramu egun (“Palm sunday”)
• Erramu igande (“Palm Sunday”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish remo, probably influenced by arraun (“oar”).

Noun

erramu inan

1. (Biscayan) oar, paddle

   Synonym: arraun

Declension

Declension of erramu (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	erramu	erramua	erramuak
ergative	erramuk	erramuak	erramuek
dative	erramuri	erramuari	erramuei
genitive	erramuren	erramuaren	erramuen
comitative	erramurekin	erramuarekin	erramuekin
causative	erramurengatik	erramuarengatik	erramuengatik
benefactive	erramurentzat	erramuarentzat	erramuentzat
instrumental	erramuz	erramuaz	erramuez
inessive	erramutan	erramuan	erramuetan
locative	erramutako	erramuko	erramuetako
allative	erramutara	erramura	erramuetara
terminative	erramutaraino	erramuraino	erramuetaraino
directive	erramutarantz	erramurantz	erramuetarantz
destinative	erramutarako	erramurako	erramuetarako
ablative	erramutatik	erramutik	erramuetatik
partitive	erramurik	—	—
prolative	erramutzat	—	—

Derived terms

• erramulari (“oarsman”)

Further reading

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