osaba

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *osaba, further etymology unknown. Contains the -ba kinship suffix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /os̺aba/ [o.s̺a.β̞a]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aba, -a
• Hyphenation: o‧sa‧ba

Noun

osaba anim

1. uncle

Declension

Declension of osaba (anim a-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	osaba	osaba	osabak	osabok
ergative	osabak	osabak	osabek	osabok
dative	osabari	osabari	osabei	osaboi
genitive	osabaren	osabaren	osaben	osabon
comitative	osabarekin	osabarekin	osabekin	osabokin
causative	osabarengatik	osabarengatik	osabengatik	osabongatik
benefactive	osabarentzat	osabarentzat	osabentzat	osabontzat
instrumental	osabaz	osabaz	osabez	osabotaz
innesive	osabarengan	osabarengan	osabengan	osabongan
locative	—	—	—	—
allative	osabarengana	osabarengana	osabengana	osabongana
terminative	osabarenganaino	osabarenganaino	osabenganaino	osabonganaino
directive	osabarenganantz	osabarenganantz	osabenganantz	osabonganantz
destinative	osabarenganako	osabarenganako	osabenganako	osabonganako
ablative	osabarengandik	osabarengandik	osabengandik	osabongandik
partitive	osabarik	—	—	—
prolative	osabatzat	—	—	—

Derived terms

• osaba zahar (“great-uncle”)
• osaba-iloba (“uncle and nephew”)
• osaba-izeba (“uncle and niece”)

Further reading

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

Spanish

Verb

osaba

1. first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of osar