alaba

See also: alabá and Àlaba

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *aLaba, contains the kinship suffix -ba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alaba/ [a.la.β̞a]

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• Rhymes: -aba, -a
• Hyphenation: a‧la‧ba

Noun

alaba anim

1. daughter

Declension

Declension of alaba (anim a-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	alaba	alaba	alabak	alabok
ergative	alabak	alabak	alabek	alabok
dative	alabari	alabari	alabei	alaboi
genitive	alabaren	alabaren	alaben	alabon
comitative	alabarekin	alabarekin	alabekin	alabokin
causative	alabarengatik	alabarengatik	alabengatik	alabongatik
benefactive	alabarentzat	alabarentzat	alabentzat	alabontzat
instrumental	alabaz	alabaz	alabez	alabotaz
inessive	alabarengan	alabarengan	alabengan	alabongan
locative	—	—	—	—
allative	alabarengana	alabarengana	alabengana	alabongana
terminative	alabarenganaino	alabarenganaino	alabenganaino	alabonganaino
directive	alabarenganantz	alabarenganantz	alabenganantz	alabonganantz
destinative	alabarenganako	alabarenganako	alabenganako	alabonganako
ablative	alabarengandik	alabarengandik	alabengandik	alabongandik
partitive	alabarik	—	—	—
prolative	alabatzat	—	—	—

Derived terms

• alaba besoetako (“goddaughter”)
• alaba gehien
• alaba nagusi
• alaba ponteko (“goddaughter”)
• alaba zaharren
• alababitxi (“goddaughter”)
• alabaizun (“stepdaughter”)
• alabaorde (“stepdaughter”)
• alabatasun
• alabatxo
• alabatzako

Further reading

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

Catalan

Verb

alaba

1. inflection of alabar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

alaba

1. inflection of alabar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative