neba
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
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
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