neba
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word neba. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word neba, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say neba in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word neba you have here. The definition of the word neba will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofneba, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: nɛba
Basque
Etymology
From Proto-Basque *neba. Further derivation unknown, but it contains the kinship suffix -ba. Perhaps derived from anaia (“brother (of a male)”).[1]
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
neba anim
Usage notes
The Biscayan dialect distinguishes anaia, the brother of a male; from neba, the brother of a female. This distinction is also kept in the standard language. Other dialects use anaia for both.
Declension
Declension of neba (animate, ending in -a)
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | neba | neba | nebak |
| ergative | nebak | nebak | nebek |
| dative | nebari | nebari | nebei |
| genitive | nebaren | nebaren | neben |
| comitative | nebarekin | nebarekin | nebekin |
| causative | nebarengatik | nebarengatik | nebengatik |
| benefactive | nebarentzat | nebarentzat | nebentzat |
| instrumental | nebaz | nebaz | nebez |
| inessive | nebarengan | nebarengan | nebengan |
| locative | — | — | — |
| allative | nebarengana | nebarengana | nebengana |
| terminative | nebarenganaino | nebarenganaino | nebenganaino |
| directive | nebarenganantz | nebarenganantz | nebenganantz |
| destinative | nebarenganako | nebarenganako | nebenganako |
| ablative | nebarengandik | nebarengandik | nebengandik |
| partitive | nebarik | — | — |
| prolative | nebatzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- neba-arreba (“siblings”)
- nebaorde (“step-brother of a female”)
- nebatzako (“step-brother of a female”)
References
- ^ “neba” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
Further reading
- “neba”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “neba”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Latvian
Etymology
From the negative conjunction ne (“neither, nor”), with an old particle ba found also at the end of the conjunction jeb.[1]
Pronunciation
Conjunction
neba
- (dated, today usually nevis, ne, vai) not, not in order to, or else, lest
- cilvēka ķermenis radīts kustībai, neba bezmērķīgai zvilnēšanai ― the human body is designed to move, not to loll aimlessly
- jāiet jau būs (skolā), neba gribi izaugt kā slotas kāts? ― (you) will have to go (to school), or do you want to grow as a broomstick (= poor)?
References
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
neba
Slavomolisano
Etymology
From Serbo-Croatian nebo.
Noun
neba f
Declension
declension of neba (series-2b fem)
References
- Antonietta Marra (2012), “Contact phenomena in the Slavic of Molise: some remarks about nouns and prepositional phrases” in Morphologies in Contact.
Slovak
Noun
neba