osaba

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *osaba, further etymology unknown. Contains the -ba kinship suffix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /os̺aba/ [o.s̺a.β̞a]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aba, -a
• Hyphenation: o‧sa‧ba

Noun

osaba anim

1. uncle

Declension

Declension of osaba (animate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	osaba	osaba	osabak
ergative	osabak	osabak	osabek
dative	osabari	osabari	osabei
genitive	osabaren	osabaren	osaben
comitative	osabarekin	osabarekin	osabekin
causative	osabarengatik	osabarengatik	osabengatik
benefactive	osabarentzat	osabarentzat	osabentzat
instrumental	osabaz	osabaz	osabez
inessive	osabarengan	osabarengan	osabengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	osabarengana	osabarengana	osabengana
terminative	osabarenganaino	osabarenganaino	osabenganaino
directive	osabarenganantz	osabarenganantz	osabenganantz
destinative	osabarenganako	osabarenganako	osabenganako
ablative	osabarengandik	osabarengandik	osabengandik
partitive	osabarik	—	—
prolative	osabatzat	—	—

Derived terms

• osaba zahar (“great-uncle”)
• osaba-iloba (“uncle and nephew”)
• osaba-izeba (“uncle and niece”)

Further reading

• “osaba”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “osaba”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Spanish

Verb

osaba

1. first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of osar