karramarro
Basque
editEtymology
editUncertain, possibly the m-reduplication of some unknown element. Alternatively, from Latin cammarus (“lobster”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
editkarramarro anim
Declension
editDeclension of karramarro (animate, ending in vowel)
indefinite | singular | plural | |
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absolutive | karramarro | karramarroa | karramarroak |
ergative | karramarrok | karramarroak | karramarroek |
dative | karramarrori | karramarroari | karramarroei |
genitive | karramarroren | karramarroaren | karramarroen |
comitative | karramarrorekin | karramarroarekin | karramarroekin |
causative | karramarrorengatik | karramarroarengatik | karramarroengatik |
benefactive | karramarrorentzat | karramarroarentzat | karramarroentzat |
instrumental | karramarroz | karramarroaz | karramarroez |
inessive | karramarrorengan | karramarroarengan | karramarroengan |
locative | — | — | — |
allative | karramarrorengana | karramarroarengana | karramarroengana |
terminative | karramarrorenganaino | karramarroarenganaino | karramarroenganaino |
directive | karramarrorenganantz | karramarroarenganantz | karramarroenganantz |
destinative | karramarrorenganako | karramarroarenganako | karramarroenganako |
ablative | karramarrorengandik | karramarroarengandik | karramarroengandik |
partitive | karramarrorik | — | — |
prolative | karramarrotzat | — | — |
Derived terms
edit- karramarro beltz (“marbled crab”)
- karramarro berde (“shore crab”)
- Karramarroa (“Cancer”) (constellation)
- karramarroztatu (“to dredge”)
Further reading
edit- “karramarro”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “karramarro”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005