barrena

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /barena/ [ba.re.na]
• Rhymes: -ena, -a
• Hyphenation: ba‧rre‧na

Etymology 1

Postposition

barrena

1. [with inessive or ablative] through

   landan barrena ― through the countryside

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish barrena.

Noun

barrena inan

1. drill

Declension

Declension of barrena (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	barrena	barrena	barrenak
ergative	barrenak	barrenak	barrenek
dative	barrenari	barrenari	barrenei
genitive	barrenaren	barrenaren	barrenen
comitative	barrenarekin	barrenarekin	barrenekin
causative	barrenarengatik	barrenarengatik	barrenengatik
benefactive	barrenarentzat	barrenarentzat	barrenentzat
instrumental	barrenaz	barrenaz	barrenez
inessive	barrenatan	barrenan	barrenetan
locative	barrenatako	barrenako	barrenetako
allative	barrenatara	barrenara	barrenetara
terminative	barrenataraino	barrenaraino	barrenetaraino
directive	barrenatarantz	barrenarantz	barrenetarantz
destinative	barrenatarako	barrenarako	barrenetarako
ablative	barrenatatik	barrenatik	barrenetatik
partitive	barrenarik	—	—
prolative	barrenatzat	—	—

Etymology 3

Adjective

barrena

1. absolutive singular of barren

Noun

barrena

1. absolutive singular of barren

Further reading

• “barrena”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “barrena”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈrena/ [baˈre.na]
• Rhymes: -ena
• Syllabification: ba‧rre‧na

Etymology 1

From Mozarabic barrina, from Late Latin veruina (“long javelin”), from Latin veru (“javelin”). Cognate with Catalan barrina.

Noun

barrena f (plural barrenas)

1. drill, a tool for creating holes in a workpiece

   Synonyms: barreno, taladro, taladrador

2. tailspin

Derived terms

• entrar en barrena

Related terms

• barrenar
• barreno

Descendants

• Tagalog: barena

Etymology 2

Verb

barrena

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

Further reading

• “barrena”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10