arraun

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *aRano, itself borrowed from a Celtic language, compare Irish rámh. Ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁reh₁-.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /arau̯n/, [a.rãũ̯n]

Noun

arraun inan

1. oar (lever used to propel a boat)
2. (sports) rowing

Declension

Declension of arraun (inanimate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	arraun	arrauna	arraunak
ergative	arraunek	arraunak	arraunek
dative	arrauni	arraunari	arraunei
genitive	arraunen	arraunaren	arraunen
comitative	arraunekin	arraunarekin	arraunekin
causative	arraunengatik	arraunarengatik	arraunengatik
benefactive	arraunentzat	arraunarentzat	arraunentzat
instrumental	arraunez	arraunaz	arraunez
inessive	arraunetan	arraunean	arraunetan
locative	arraunetako	arrauneko	arraunetako
allative	arraunetara	arraunera	arraunetara
terminative	arraunetaraino	arrauneraino	arraunetaraino
directive	arraunetarantz	arraunerantz	arraunetarantz
destinative	arraunetarako	arraunerako	arraunetarako
ablative	arraunetatik	arraunetik	arraunetatik
partitive	arraunik	—	—
prolative	arrauntzat	—	—

Derived terms

• arraun egin (“to row”)
• arraun-luma (“remex”)
• arraundu (“to row”)
• arraunean ari izan (“to row”)
• arraunean egin (“to row”)
• arraunean ibili (“to row”)
• arraunean (“rowing, by rowing”)
• arraunka (“rowing, by rowing”)
• arraunkada (“rowing distance, strike of an oar”)
• arraunketa (“rowing, regatta”)
• arraunketan egin (“to row”)
• arraunketan (“rowing, by rowing”)
• arraunlari (“rower, oarsman”)
• arraunontzi (“rowboat”)

 

Further reading

• “arraun”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “arraun”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005