arrautza
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Basque
Etymology
Perhaps related to erraun (“to lay eggs”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
arrautza inan
Declension
Declension of arrautza (inanimate, ending in -a)
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | arrautza | arrautza | arrautzak |
| ergative | arrautzak | arrautzak | arrautzek |
| dative | arrautzari | arrautzari | arrautzei |
| genitive | arrautzaren | arrautzaren | arrautzen |
| comitative | arrautzarekin | arrautzarekin | arrautzekin |
| causative | arrautzarengatik | arrautzarengatik | arrautzengatik |
| benefactive | arrautzarentzat | arrautzarentzat | arrautzentzat |
| instrumental | arrautzaz | arrautzaz | arrautzez |
| inessive | arrautzatan | arrautzan | arrautzetan |
| locative | arrautzatako | arrautzako | arrautzetako |
| allative | arrautzatara | arrautzara | arrautzetara |
| terminative | arrautzataraino | arrautzaraino | arrautzetaraino |
| directive | arrautzatarantz | arrautzarantz | arrautzetarantz |
| destinative | arrautzatarako | arrautzarako | arrautzetarako |
| ablative | arrautzatatik | arrautzatik | arrautzetatik |
| partitive | arrautzarik | — | — |
| prolative | arrautzatzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- arrautza-irin (“egg and flour”)
- arrautza-perretxiko (“Caesar's mushroom”)
- arrautzak egin (“to lay eggs”)
- arrautzak ipini (“to lay eggs”)
- arrautzari (“laying hen”)
- arrautzopil (“omelette”)
Further reading
- “arrautza”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “arrautza”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005