arraza

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish raza.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /aras̻a/ [a.ra.s̻a]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /aras̻a/ [a.ra.s̻a]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /aras̺a/ [a.ra.s̺a]

 

• Rhymes: -as̻a

• (most dialects) Rhymes: -as̻a
• (Biscayan) Rhymes: -as̺a

• Hyphenation: a‧rra‧za

Noun

arraza inan

1. race (group of people)

Declension

Declension of arraza (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	arraza	arraza	arrazak
ergative	arrazak	arrazak	arrazek
dative	arrazari	arrazari	arrazei
genitive	arrazaren	arrazaren	arrazen
comitative	arrazarekin	arrazarekin	arrazekin
causative	arrazarengatik	arrazarengatik	arrazengatik
benefactive	arrazarentzat	arrazarentzat	arrazentzat
instrumental	arrazaz	arrazaz	arrazez
inessive	arrazatan	arrazan	arrazetan
locative	arrazatako	arrazako	arrazetako
allative	arrazatara	arrazara	arrazetara
terminative	arrazataraino	arrazaraino	arrazetaraino
directive	arrazatarantz	arrazarantz	arrazetarantz
destinative	arrazatarako	arrazarako	arrazetarako
ablative	arrazatatik	arrazatik	arrazetatik
partitive	arrazarik	—	—
prolative	arrazatzat	—	—

Derived terms

• arrazakeria (“racism”)

 

Further reading

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