belaun

Basque

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /belau̯n/ [be.lãũ̯n]
• Rhymes: -elau̯n
• Hyphenation: be‧laun

Noun

belaun inan or anim

1. (inanimate) knee
2. (animate) generation

Declension

Declension of belaun (animate and inanimate, ending in consonant)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		belaun	belauna	belaunak
ergative		belaunek	belaunak	belaunek
dative		belauni	belaunari	belaunei
genitive		belaunen	belaunaren	belaunen
comitative		belaunekin	belaunarekin	belaunekin
causative		belaunengatik	belaunarengatik	belaunengatik
benefactive		belaunentzat	belaunarentzat	belaunentzat
instrumental		belaunez	belaunaz	belaunez
inessive	anim.	belaunengan	belaunarengan	belaunengan
	inanim.	belaunetan	belaunean	belaunetan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
	inanim.	belaunetako	belauneko	belaunetako
allative	anim.	belaunengana	belaunarengana	belaunengana
	inanim.	belaunetara	belaunera	belaunetara
terminative	anim.	belaunenganaino	belaunarenganaino	belaunenganaino
	inanim.	belaunetaraino	belauneraino	belaunetaraino
directive	anim.	belaunenganantz	belaunarenganantz	belaunenganantz
	inanim.	belaunetarantz	belaunerantz	belaunetarantz
destinative	anim.	belaunenganako	belaunarenganako	belaunenganako
	inanim.	belaunetarako	belaunerako	belaunetarako
ablative	anim.	belaunengandik	belaunarengandik	belaunengandik
	inanim.	belaunetatik	belaunetik	belaunetatik
partitive		belaunik	—	—
prolative		belauntzat	—	—

Derived terms

• belaunburu (“kneecap”)
• belaun egin - to kneel, to curtsey