lanbas
Basque
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish lampazo (“burdock, mop”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lambas̺/ [lãm.bas̺]
- Rhymes: -ambas̺, -as̺
- Hyphenation: lan‧bas
Noun
lanbas inan
- mop (implement)
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | lanbas | lanbasa | lanbasak |
| ergative | lanbasek | lanbasak | lanbasek |
| dative | lanbasi | lanbasari | lanbasei |
| genitive | lanbasen | lanbasaren | lanbasen |
| comitative | lanbasekin | lanbasarekin | lanbasekin |
| causative | lanbasengatik | lanbasarengatik | lanbasengatik |
| benefactive | lanbasentzat | lanbasarentzat | lanbasentzat |
| instrumental | lanbasez | lanbasaz | lanbasez |
| inessive | lanbasetan | lanbasean | lanbasetan |
| locative | lanbasetako | lanbaseko | lanbasetako |
| allative | lanbasetara | lanbasera | lanbasetara |
| terminative | lanbasetaraino | lanbaseraino | lanbasetaraino |
| directive | lanbasetarantz | lanbaserantz | lanbasetarantz |
| destinative | lanbasetarako | lanbaserako | lanbasetarako |
| ablative | lanbasetatik | lanbasetik | lanbasetatik |
| partitive | lanbasik | — | — |
| prolative | lanbastzat | — | — |
Further reading
- “lanbas”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “lanbas”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005