burumuin

Basque

Etymology

From buru (“head”) +‎ muin (“marrow, pith”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buɾumui̯n/, [bu.ɾu.mũĩ̯n]

Noun

burumuin inan

1. (anatomy) brain(s)

Declension

Declension of burumuin (inanimate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	burumuin	burumuina	burumuinak
ergative	burumuinek	burumuinak	burumuinek
dative	burumuini	burumuinari	burumuinei
genitive	burumuinen	burumuinaren	burumuinen
comitative	burumuinekin	burumuinarekin	burumuinekin
causative	burumuinengatik	burumuinarengatik	burumuinengatik
benefactive	burumuinentzat	burumuinarentzat	burumuinentzat
instrumental	burumuinez	burumuinaz	burumuinez
inessive	burumuinetan	burumuinean	burumuinetan
locative	burumuinetako	burumuineko	burumuinetako
allative	burumuinetara	burumuinera	burumuinetara
terminative	burumuinetaraino	burumuineraino	burumuinetaraino
directive	burumuinetarantz	burumuinerantz	burumuinetarantz
destinative	burumuinetarako	burumuinerako	burumuinetarako
ablative	burumuinetatik	burumuinetik	burumuinetatik
partitive	burumuinik	—	—
prolative	burumuintzat	—	—

References

• “burumuin”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
• “burumuin”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “burumuin” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
• Trask, Robert L. (1997) The History of Basque, Routledge, →ISBN, page 250