guraso

Basque

Etymology

From gure (“our”) +‎ -so (kinship suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡuɾas̺o/ [ɡu.ɾa.s̺o]
• Rhymes: -as̺o, -o
• Hyphenation: gu‧ra‧so

Noun

guraso inan

1. parent

Declension

Declension of guraso (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	guraso	gurasoa	gurasoak
ergative	gurasok	gurasoak	gurasoek
dative	gurasori	gurasoari	gurasoei
genitive	gurasoren	gurasoaren	gurasoen
comitative	gurasorekin	gurasoarekin	gurasoekin
causative	gurasorengatik	gurasoarengatik	gurasoengatik
benefactive	gurasorentzat	gurasoarentzat	gurasoentzat
instrumental	gurasoz	gurasoaz	gurasoez
inessive	gurasotan	gurasoan	gurasoetan
locative	gurasotako	gurasoko	gurasoetako
allative	gurasotara	gurasora	gurasoetara
terminative	gurasotaraino	gurasoraino	gurasoetaraino
directive	gurasotarantz	gurasorantz	gurasoetarantz
destinative	gurasotarako	gurasorako	gurasoetarako
ablative	gurasotatik	gurasotik	gurasoetatik
partitive	gurasorik	—	—
prolative	gurasotzat	—	—

Derived terms

• guraso bakarreko
• guraso-ahal
• guraso-elkarte
• gurasobakar
• gurasorde (“stepparent”)
• gurasotasun (“parenthood”)
• gurasotasun-baimen (“maternity leave, paternity leave”)
• gurasotu
• gurasotzako

Further reading

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