arrain

Basque

Alternative forms

• arrai (Navarrese, Gipuzkoan)

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *aRani (“fish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /arai̯n/ [a.rãĩ̯n]

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• Rhymes: -arai̯n
• Hyphenation: a‧rrain

Noun

arrain anim

1. fish

Declension

Declension of arrain (animate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	arrain	arraina	arrainak
ergative	arrainek	arrainak	arrainek
dative	arraini	arrainari	arrainei
genitive	arrainen	arrainaren	arrainen
comitative	arrainekin	arrainarekin	arrainekin
causative	arrainengatik	arrainarengatik	arrainengatik
benefactive	arrainentzat	arrainarentzat	arrainentzat
instrumental	arrainez	arrainaz	arrainez
inessive	arrainengan	arrainarengan	arrainengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	arrainengana	arrainarengana	arrainengana
terminative	arrainenganaino	arrainarenganaino	arrainenganaino
directive	arrainenganantz	arrainarenganantz	arrainenganantz
destinative	arrainenganako	arrainarenganako	arrainenganako
ablative	arrainengandik	arrainarengandik	arrainengandik
partitive	arrainik	—	—
prolative	arraintzat	—	—

Derived terms

• arrandegi
• arrantzale

References

• “arrain”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
• “arrain”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “arrain” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk