arrain

Basque

Alternative forms

• arrai (Upper Navarre, Gipuzkoan)

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *aRani (“fish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /arai̯n/ [a.rãĩ̯n]

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• Rhymes: -arai̯n, -ai̯n
• Hyphenation: a‧rrain

Noun

arrain anim

1. fish

Declension

Declension of arrain (anim C-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	arrain	arraina	arrainak	arrainok
ergative	arrainek	arrainak	arrainek	arrainok
dative	arraini	arrainari	arrainei	arrainoi
genitive	arrainen	arrainaren	arrainen	arrainon
comitative	arrainekin	arrainarekin	arrainekin	arrainokin
causative	arrainengatik	arrainarengatik	arrainengatik	arrainongatik
benefactive	arrainentzat	arrainarentzat	arrainentzat	arrainontzat
instrumental	arrainez	arrainaz	arrainez	arrainotaz
inessive	arrainengan	arrainarengan	arrainengan	arrainongan
locative	—	—	—	—
allative	arrainengana	arrainarengana	arrainengana	arrainongana
terminative	arrainenganaino	arrainarenganaino	arrainenganaino	arrainonganaino
directive	arrainenganantz	arrainarenganantz	arrainenganantz	arrainonganantz
destinative	arrainenganako	arrainarenganako	arrainenganako	arrainonganako
ablative	arrainengandik	arrainarengandik	arrainengandik	arrainongandik
partitive	arrainik	—	—	—
prolative	arraintzat	—	—	—

Derived terms

• arrandegi
• arrantzale

References

• “arrain”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
• “arrain”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• R. L. Trask (2008), “arrain”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 106