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
Declension
| 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