aztarna

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /as̻tarna/ [as̻.t̪ar.na]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /as̻tarna/ [as̻.t̪ar.na]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /as̺tarna/ [as̺.t̪ar.na]

• Rhymes: -arna
• Hyphenation: az‧tar‧na

Noun

aztarna inan

1. sign, mark

   Synonyms: marka, seinale

2. trace, vestige

Declension

Declension of aztarna (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	aztarna	aztarna	aztarnak
ergative	aztarnak	aztarnak	aztarnek
dative	aztarnari	aztarnari	aztarnei
genitive	aztarnaren	aztarnaren	aztarnen
comitative	aztarnarekin	aztarnarekin	aztarnekin
causative	aztarnarengatik	aztarnarengatik	aztarnengatik
benefactive	aztarnarentzat	aztarnarentzat	aztarnentzat
instrumental	aztarnaz	aztarnaz	aztarnez
inessive	aztarnatan	aztarnan	aztarnetan
locative	aztarnatako	aztarnako	aztarnetako
allative	aztarnatara	aztarnara	aztarnetara
terminative	aztarnataraino	aztarnaraino	aztarnetaraino
directive	aztarnatarantz	aztarnarantz	aztarnetarantz
destinative	aztarnatarako	aztarnarako	aztarnetarako
ablative	aztarnatatik	aztarnatik	aztarnetatik
partitive	aztarnarik	—	—
prolative	aztarnatzat	—	—

Derived terms

• aztarna hartu (“to examine”)
• aztarnak atera (“to examine”)
• aztarnari (“investigator”)
• aztarnategi (“archaeological site”)

 

Further reading

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