anana
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English
Noun
anana (plural ananas)
Ambonese Malay
Noun
anana
Basque
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Spanish ananás, from Portuguese ananás, adapted from Old Tupi nanas (“pineapple”).
Pronunciation
Noun
anana inan
Declension
Declension of anana (inanimate, ending in -a)
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | anana | anana | ananak |
| ergative | ananak | ananak | ananek |
| dative | ananari | ananari | ananei |
| genitive | ananaren | ananaren | ananen |
| comitative | ananarekin | ananarekin | ananekin |
| causative | ananarengatik | ananarengatik | ananengatik |
| benefactive | ananarentzat | ananarentzat | ananentzat |
| instrumental | ananaz | ananaz | ananez |
| inessive | ananatan | ananan | ananetan |
| locative | ananatako | ananako | ananetako |
| allative | ananatara | ananara | ananetara |
| terminative | ananataraino | ananaraino | ananetaraino |
| directive | ananatarantz | ananarantz | ananetarantz |
| destinative | ananatarako | ananarako | ananetarako |
| ablative | ananatatik | ananatik | ananetatik |
| partitive | ananarik | — | — |
| prolative | ananatzat | — | — |
Further reading
- “anana”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “anana”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Moore
Etymology
from French ananas, from Spanish ananás, from Portuguese ananás, from Old Tupi nanas (“pineapple”)
Noun
anana
- pineapple (fruit)
Rukai
Alternative forms
Interjection
anana
- ouch (an expression of one's own physical pain)
Turkish
Noun
anana