ezpain

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Basque

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /es̻pai̯n/
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /es̺pai̯n/

 

  • Hyphenation: ez‧pain

Noun

ezpain inan

  1. (anatomy) lip

Declension

Declension of ezpain (inanimate, ending in consonant)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive ezpain ezpaina ezpainak
ergative ezpainek ezpainak ezpainek
dative ezpaini ezpainari ezpainei
genitive ezpainen ezpainaren ezpainen
comitative ezpainekin ezpainarekin ezpainekin
causative ezpainengatik ezpainarengatik ezpainengatik
benefactive ezpainentzat ezpainarentzat ezpainentzat
instrumental ezpainez ezpainaz ezpainez
inessive ezpainetan ezpainean ezpainetan
locative ezpainetako ezpaineko ezpainetako
allative ezpainetara ezpainera ezpainetara
terminative ezpainetaraino ezpaineraino ezpainetaraino
directive ezpainetarantz ezpainerantz ezpainetarantz
destinative ezpainetarako ezpainerako ezpainetarako
ablative ezpainetatik ezpainetik ezpainetatik
partitive ezpainik
prolative ezpaintzat

Further reading

  • ezpain”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • ezpain”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005