neska

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *neska. Compare Aquitanian Nescato.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nes̺ka/, [ne̞s̺.ka]

• Audio:

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Noun

neska anim

1. girl

   neska kozkor ― young girl (literally, “little girl”)

2. maid

Declension

Declension of neska (animate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	neska	neska	neskak
ergative	neskak	neskak	neskek
dative	neskari	neskari	neskei
genitive	neskaren	neskaren	nesken
comitative	neskarekin	neskarekin	neskekin
causative	neskarengatik	neskarengatik	neskengatik
benefactive	neskarentzat	neskarentzat	neskentzat
instrumental	neskaz	neskaz	neskez
inessive	neskarengan	neskarengan	neskengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	neskarengana	neskarengana	neskengana
terminative	neskarenganaino	neskarenganaino	neskenganaino
directive	neskarenganantz	neskarenganantz	neskenganantz
destinative	neskarenganako	neskarenganako	neskenganako
ablative	neskarengandik	neskarengandik	neskengandik
partitive	neskarik	—	—
prolative	neskatzat	—	—

Derived terms

• neska galdu
• neskama
• neskame
• neskanegun
• neskaso
• neskatilla
• neskato
• neskatxa
• neskatzar
• neskuts
• nexka (diminutive)

Further reading

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