belaun

Basque

Etymology

Potentially related to Iberian beleś (“son”) and Iberian belaur (“daughter”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /belau̯n/ [be.lãũ̯n]
• Rhymes: -elau̯n, -au̯n
• Hyphenation: be‧laun

Noun

belaun inan or anim

1. (inanimate) knee
2. (animate) generation

Declension

Declension of belaun (anim/inan C-stem)

		indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive		belaun	belauna	belaunak	belaunok
ergative		belaunek	belaunak	belaunek	belaunok
dative		belauni	belaunari	belaunei	belaunoi
genitive		belaunen	belaunaren	belaunen	belaunon
comitative		belaunekin	belaunarekin	belaunekin	belaunokin
causative		belaunengatik	belaunarengatik	belaunengatik	belaunongatik
benefactive		belaunentzat	belaunarentzat	belaunentzat	belaunontzat
instrumental		belaunez	belaunaz	belaunez	belaunotaz
inessive	anim.	belaunengan	belaunarengan	belaunengan	belaunongan
	inan.	belaunetan	belaunean	belaunetan	belaunotan
locative	anim.	—	—	—	—
	inan.	belaunetako	belauneko	belaunetako	belaunotako
allative	anim.	belaunengana	belaunarengana	belaunengana	belaunongana
	inan.	belaunetara	belaunera	belaunetara	belaunotara
terminative	anim.	belaunenganaino	belaunarenganaino	belaunenganaino	belaunonganaino
	inan.	belaunetaraino	belauneraino	belaunetaraino	belaunotaraino
directive	anim.	belaunenganantz	belaunarenganantz	belaunenganantz	belaunonganantz
	inan.	belaunetarantz	belaunerantz	belaunetarantz	belaunotarantz
destinative	anim.	belaunenganako	belaunarenganako	belaunenganako	belaunonganako
	inan.	belaunetarako	belaunerako	belaunetarako	belaunotarako
ablative	anim.	belaunengandik	belaunarengandik	belaunengandik	belaunongandik
	inan.	belaunetatik	belaunetik	belaunetatik	belaunotatik
partitive		belaunik	—	—	—
prolative		belauntzat	—	—	—

Derived terms

• belaunburu (“kneecap”)
• belaun egin - to kneel, to curtsey