karramarro

Basque

Etymology

Uncertain, possibly the m-reduplication of some unknown element. Alternatively, from Latin cammarus (“lobster”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /karamaro/ [ka.ra.ma.ro]
• Rhymes: -aro, -o
• Hyphenation: ka‧rra‧ma‧rro

Noun

karramarro anim

1. crab

   Synonyms: amarra (rare), hamarratz

2. dredge
3. (astrology) Cancer

   Synonym: cancer

Declension

Declension of karramarro (anim V-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	karramarro	karramarroa	karramarroak	karramarrook
ergative	karramarrok	karramarroak	karramarroek	karramarrook
dative	karramarrori	karramarroari	karramarroei	karramarrooi
genitive	karramarroren	karramarroaren	karramarroen	karramarroon
comitative	karramarrorekin	karramarroarekin	karramarroekin	karramarrookin
causative	karramarrorengatik	karramarroarengatik	karramarroengatik	karramarroongatik
benefactive	karramarrorentzat	karramarroarentzat	karramarroentzat	karramarroontzat
instrumental	karramarroz	karramarroaz	karramarroez	karramarrootaz
inessive	karramarrorengan	karramarroarengan	karramarroengan	karramarroongan
locative	—	—	—	—
allative	karramarrorengana	karramarroarengana	karramarroengana	karramarroongana
terminative	karramarrorenganaino	karramarroarenganaino	karramarroenganaino	karramarroonganaino
directive	karramarrorenganantz	karramarroarenganantz	karramarroenganantz	karramarroonganantz
destinative	karramarrorenganako	karramarroarenganako	karramarroenganako	karramarroonganako
ablative	karramarrorengandik	karramarroarengandik	karramarroengandik	karramarroongandik
partitive	karramarrorik	—	—	—
prolative	karramarrotzat	—	—	—

Derived terms

• karramarro beltz (“marbled crab”)
• karramarro berde (“shore crab”)
• Karramarroa (“Cancer”) (constellation)
• karramarroztatu (“to dredge”)

Further reading

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