Basque

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Etymology

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From Proto-Basque *aNaia or *aNane.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /anai̯a/ [a.nai̯.a]
  • Rhymes: -ai̯a, -a
  • Hyphenation: a‧nai‧a

Noun

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anaia anim

  1. brother
  2. (Biscayan) brother of a male
  3. brother (male fellow member of a religious community)
  4. brother (somebody connected by a common cause or situation)

Usage notes

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The Biscayan dialect distinguishes anaia (the brother of a male) from neba (the brother of a female). This distinction is also kept in the standard language. Other dialects use anaia for both.

Declension

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Declension of anaia (animate, ending in -a)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive anaia anaia anaiak
ergative anaiak anaiak anaiek
dative anaiari anaiari anaiei
genitive anaiaren anaiaren anaien
comitative anaiarekin anaiarekin anaiekin
causative anaiarengatik anaiarengatik anaiengatik
benefactive anaiarentzat anaiarentzat anaientzat
instrumental anaiaz anaiaz anaiez
inessive anaiarengan anaiarengan anaiengan
locative
allative anaiarengana anaiarengana anaiengana
terminative anaiarenganaino anaiarenganaino anaienganaino
directive anaiarenganantz anaiarenganantz anaienganantz
destinative anaiarenganako anaiarenganako anaienganako
ablative anaiarengandik anaiarengandik anaiengandik
partitive anaiarik
prolative anaiatzat

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ anaia” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Further reading

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