anaia

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *aNaia or *aNane.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anai̯a/ [a.nai̯.a]

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• Rhymes: -ai̯a, -a
• Hyphenation: a‧nai‧a

Noun

anaia anim

1. brother
2. (Biscayan) brother of a male
3. brother (male fellow member of a religious community)
4. brother (somebody connected by a common cause or situation)

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 anaia (anim a-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	anaia	anaia	anaiak	anaiok
ergative	anaiak	anaiak	anaiek	anaiok
dative	anaiari	anaiari	anaiei	anaioi
genitive	anaiaren	anaiaren	anaien	anaion
comitative	anaiarekin	anaiarekin	anaiekin	anaiokin
causative	anaiarengatik	anaiarengatik	anaiengatik	anaiongatik
benefactive	anaiarentzat	anaiarentzat	anaientzat	anaiontzat
instrumental	anaiaz	anaiaz	anaiez	anaiotaz
innesive	anaiarengan	anaiarengan	anaiengan	anaiongan
locative	—	—	—	—
allative	anaiarengana	anaiarengana	anaiengana	anaiongana
terminative	anaiarenganaino	anaiarenganaino	anaienganaino	anaionganaino
directive	anaiarenganantz	anaiarenganantz	anaienganantz	anaionganantz
destinative	anaiarenganako	anaiarenganako	anaienganako	anaionganako
ablative	anaiarengandik	anaiarengandik	anaiengandik	anaiongandik
partitive	anaiarik	—	—	—
prolative	anaiatzat	—	—	—

Derived terms

• anai-arreba (“siblings”)
• anai-arreba (“step-siblings”)
• anaiarte (“fraternity”)
• anaiarteko (“fraternal”)
• anaidi (“fraternity”)
• anaierdi (“step-brother”)
• anaikide (“brother, member of a brotherhood”)
• anaikor (“fraternal”)
• anaiorde (“step-brother”)
• anaitar (“fraternal”)
• anaitasun (“fraternity”)
• anaitu (“to fraternize”)
• anaitzako (“step-brother”)

Further reading

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