zain-belar

Basque

Alternative forms

• zanbedar (Biscayan)

Etymology

From zain (“vein, sinew, root”) +‎ belar (“herb, plant”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /s̻ai̯m belar/ [s̻ãĩ̯m be.lar]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /s̻ai̯m belar/ [s̻ãĩ̯m be.lar]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /s̺ai̯m belar/ [s̺ãĩ̯m be.lar]

• Hyphenation: zain-be‧lar

Noun

zain-belar inan

1. plantain

   Synonym: plantain

Declension

Declension of zain-belar (inanimate, ending in -r)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	zain-belar	zain-belarra	zain-belarrak
ergative	zain-belarrek	zain-belarrak	zain-belarrek
dative	zain-belarri	zain-belarrari	zain-belarrei
genitive	zain-belarren	zain-belarraren	zain-belarren
comitative	zain-belarrekin	zain-belarrarekin	zain-belarrekin
causative	zain-belarrengatik	zain-belarrarengatik	zain-belarrengatik
benefactive	zain-belarrentzat	zain-belarrarentzat	zain-belarrentzat
instrumental	zain-belarrez	zain-belarraz	zain-belarrez
inessive	zain-belarretan	zain-belarrean	zain-belarretan
locative	zain-belarretako	zain-belarreko	zain-belarretako
allative	zain-belarretara	zain-belarrera	zain-belarretara
terminative	zain-belarretaraino	zain-belarreraino	zain-belarretaraino
directive	zain-belarretarantz	zain-belarrerantz	zain-belarretarantz
destinative	zain-belarretarako	zain-belarrerako	zain-belarretarako
ablative	zain-belarretatik	zain-belarretik	zain-belarretatik
partitive	zain-belarrik	—	—
prolative	zain-belartzat	—	—

Further reading

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