sorbalda

Basque

Etymology

Unknown, potentially related to soin (“body, shoulder”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s̺orbalda/ [s̺or.β̞al̪.d̪a]
• Rhymes: -alda, -a
• Hyphenation: sor‧bal‧da

Noun

sorbalda inan

1. shoulder

   Synonyms: soin, besaburu

Declension

Declension of sorbalda (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	sorbalda	sorbalda	sorbaldak
ergative	sorbaldak	sorbaldak	sorbaldek
dative	sorbaldari	sorbaldari	sorbaldei
genitive	sorbaldaren	sorbaldaren	sorbalden
comitative	sorbaldarekin	sorbaldarekin	sorbaldekin
causative	sorbaldarengatik	sorbaldarengatik	sorbaldengatik
benefactive	sorbaldarentzat	sorbaldarentzat	sorbaldentzat
instrumental	sorbaldaz	sorbaldaz	sorbaldez
inessive	sorbaldatan	sorbaldan	sorbaldetan
locative	sorbaldatako	sorbaldako	sorbaldetako
allative	sorbaldatara	sorbaldara	sorbaldetara
terminative	sorbaldataraino	sorbaldaraino	sorbaldetaraino
directive	sorbaldatarantz	sorbaldarantz	sorbaldetarantz
destinative	sorbaldatarako	sorbaldarako	sorbaldetarako
ablative	sorbaldatatik	sorbaldatik	sorbaldetatik
partitive	sorbaldarik	—	—
prolative	sorbaldatzat	—	—

Derived terms

• sorabaldako (“back slap”)
• sorbaldaratu

Further reading

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