alaba

See also: alabá and Àlaba

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *aLaba, contains the kinship suffix -ba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alaba/ [a.la.β̞a]

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• Rhymes: -aba
• Hyphenation: a‧la‧ba

Noun

alaba anim

1. daughter

Declension

Declension of alaba (animate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	alaba	alaba	alabak
ergative	alabak	alabak	alabek
dative	alabari	alabari	alabei
genitive	alabaren	alabaren	alaben
comitative	alabarekin	alabarekin	alabekin
causative	alabarengatik	alabarengatik	alabengatik
benefactive	alabarentzat	alabarentzat	alabentzat
instrumental	alabaz	alabaz	alabez
inessive	alabarengan	alabarengan	alabengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	alabarengana	alabarengana	alabengana
terminative	alabarenganaino	alabarenganaino	alabenganaino
directive	alabarenganantz	alabarenganantz	alabenganantz
destinative	alabarenganako	alabarenganako	alabenganako
ablative	alabarengandik	alabarengandik	alabengandik
partitive	alabarik	—	—
prolative	alabatzat	—	—

Derived terms

• alaba besoetako (“goddaughter”)
• alaba gehien
• alaba nagusi
• alaba ponteko (“goddaughter”)
• alaba zaharren
• alababitxi (“goddaughter”)
• alabaizun (“stepdaughter”)
• alabaorde (“stepdaughter”)
• alabatasun
• alabatxo
• alabatzako

 

Further reading

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

Catalan

Verb

alaba

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

Spanish

Verb

alaba

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