arraun

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *aRano, itself borrowed from a Celtic language, compare Irish rámh. Ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁reh₁-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /arau̯n/ [a.rãũ̯n]

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• Rhymes: -arau̯n, -au̯n
• Hyphenation: a‧rraun

Noun

arraun inan

1. oar (lever used to propel a boat)
2. (sports) rowing

Declension

Declension of arraun (inan C-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	arraun	arrauna	arraunak	arraunok
ergative	arraunek	arraunak	arraunek	arraunok
dative	arrauni	arraunari	arraunei	arraunoi
genitive	arraunen	arraunaren	arraunen	arraunon
comitative	arraunekin	arraunarekin	arraunekin	arraunokin
causative	arraunengatik	arraunarengatik	arraunengatik	arraunongatik
benefactive	arraunentzat	arraunarentzat	arraunentzat	arraunontzat
instrumental	arraunez	arraunaz	arraunez	arraunotaz
innesive	arraunetan	arraunean	arraunetan	arraunotan
locative	arraunetako	arrauneko	arraunetako	arraunotako
allative	arraunetara	arraunera	arraunetara	arraunotara
terminative	arraunetaraino	arrauneraino	arraunetaraino	arraunotaraino
directive	arraunetarantz	arraunerantz	arraunetarantz	arraunotarantz
destinative	arraunetarako	arraunerako	arraunetarako	arraunotarako
ablative	arraunetatik	arraunetik	arraunetatik	arraunotatik
partitive	arraunik	—	—	—
prolative	arrauntzat	—	—	—

Derived terms

• arraun egin (“to row”)
• arraun-luma (“remex”)
• arraundu (“to row”)
• arraunean (“rowing, by rowing”)
• arraunean ari izan (“to row”)
• arraunean egin (“to row”)
• arraunean ibili (“to row”)
• arraunka (“rowing, by rowing”)
• arraunkada (“rowing distance, strike of an oar”)
• arraunketa (“rowing, regatta”)
• arraunketan (“rowing, by rowing”)
• arraunketan egin (“to row”)
• arraunlari (“rower, oarsman”)
• arraunontzi (“rowboat”)

Further reading

• “arraun”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
• “arraun”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005