abizen
Basque
Etymology
Coined by Basque nationalist, writer and politician Sabino Arana in 1895, from aba (“father”) + izen (“name”).
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -is̻en, -en
- Rhymes: -is̺en, -en
- Hyphenation: a‧bi‧zen
Noun
abizen inan
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | abizen | abizena | abizenak |
| ergative | abizenek | abizenak | abizenek |
| dative | abizeni | abizenari | abizenei |
| genitive | abizenen | abizenaren | abizenen |
| comitative | abizenekin | abizenarekin | abizenekin |
| causative | abizenengatik | abizenarengatik | abizenengatik |
| benefactive | abizenentzat | abizenarentzat | abizenentzat |
| instrumental | abizenez | abizenaz | abizenez |
| inessive | abizenetan | abizenean | abizenetan |
| locative | abizenetako | abizeneko | abizenetako |
| allative | abizenetara | abizenera | abizenetara |
| terminative | abizenetaraino | abizeneraino | abizenetaraino |
| directive | abizenetarantz | abizenerantz | abizenetarantz |
| destinative | abizenetarako | abizenerako | abizenetarako |
| ablative | abizenetatik | abizenetik | abizenetatik |
| partitive | abizenik | — | — |
| prolative | abizentzat | — | — |
Further reading
- “abizen”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “abizen”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005