Basque edit

Etymology edit

From Spanish obenque (shroud), itself from Old French hobent, from Old Norse höfuðbenda (shroud-rope, stay).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /abenka/ [a.β̞eŋ.ka]
  • Rhymes: -enka
  • Hyphenation: a‧ben‧ka

Noun edit

abenka inan

  1. (nautical) shroud

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • "abenka" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • abenka” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus