karramarro

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Basque

Etymology

Uncertain, possibly the m-reduplication of some unknown element. Alternatively, from Latin cammarus (“lobster”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /karamaro/
  • Rhymes: -aro, -o
  • Hyphenation: ka‧rra‧ma‧rro

Noun

karramarro anim

  1. crab
    Synonyms: amarra (rare), hamarratz
  2. dredge
  3. (astrology) Cancer
    Synonym: cancer

Declension

Declension of karramarro (animate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive karramarro karramarroa karramarroak
ergative karramarrok karramarroak karramarroek
dative karramarrori karramarroari karramarroei
genitive karramarroren karramarroaren karramarroen
comitative karramarrorekin karramarroarekin karramarroekin
causative karramarrorengatik karramarroarengatik karramarroengatik
benefactive karramarrorentzat karramarroarentzat karramarroentzat
instrumental karramarroz karramarroaz karramarroez
inessive karramarrorengan karramarroarengan karramarroengan
locative — — —
allative karramarrorengana karramarroarengana karramarroengana
terminative karramarrorenganaino karramarroarenganaino karramarroenganaino
directive karramarrorenganantz karramarroarenganantz karramarroenganantz
destinative karramarrorenganako karramarroarenganako karramarroenganako
ablative karramarrorengandik karramarroarengandik karramarroengandik
partitive karramarrorik — —
prolative karramarrotzat — —

Derived terms

Further reading

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