errain

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Basque

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /erai̯n/
Rhymes: -erai̯n
Hyphenation: e‧rrain

Etymology 1

Unknown

Noun

errain anim

daughter-in-law

Declension

Declension of errain (animate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	errain	erraina	errainak
ergative	errainek	errainak	errainek
dative	erraini	errainari	errainei
genitive	errainen	errainaren	errainen
comitative	errainekin	errainarekin	errainekin
causative	errainengatik	errainarengatik	errainengatik
benefactive	errainentzat	errainarentzat	errainentzat
instrumental	errainez	errainaz	errainez
inessive	errainengan	errainarengan	errainengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	errainengana	errainarengana	errainengana
terminative	errainenganaino	errainarenganaino	errainenganaino
directive	errainenganantz	errainarenganantz	errainenganantz
destinative	errainenganako	errainarenganako	errainenganako
ablative	errainengandik	errainarengandik	errainengandik
partitive	errainik	—	—
prolative	erraintzat	—	—

Derived terms

erraingai (“daughter-in-law-to-be”)
suhi-errain (“child-in-law”)

See also

aitaginarreba (“father-in-law”)
amaginarreba (“mother-in-law”)
koinata (“sister-in-law”)
koinatu (“brother-in-law”)
suhi (“son-in-law”)

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Latin rēnem.

Noun

errain inan

(Northern) kidney
Synonym: giltzurrun

Declension

Declension of errain (inanimate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	errain	erraina	errainak
ergative	errainek	errainak	errainek
dative	erraini	errainari	errainei
genitive	errainen	errainaren	errainen
comitative	errainekin	errainarekin	errainekin
causative	errainengatik	errainarengatik	errainengatik
benefactive	errainentzat	errainarentzat	errainentzat
instrumental	errainez	errainaz	errainez
inessive	errainetan	errainean	errainetan
locative	errainetako	erraineko	errainetako
allative	errainetara	errainera	errainetara
terminative	errainetaraino	erraineraino	errainetaraino
directive	errainetarantz	errainerantz	errainetarantz
destinative	errainetarako	errainerako	errainetarako
ablative	errainetatik	errainetik	errainetatik
partitive	errainik	—	—
prolative	erraintzat	—	—

Further reading

“errain”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
“errain”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

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