anaia

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *aNaia or *aNane.[1]

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • IPA(key): /anai̯a/ [a.nai̯.a]
  • Rhymes: -ai̯a
  • Hyphenation: a‧nai‧a

Noun

anaia anim

  1. brother
  2. (Biscayan) brother of a male
  3. brother (male fellow member of a religious community)
  4. brother (somebody connected by a common cause or situation)

Usage notes

The Biscayan dialect distinguishes anaia (the brother of a male) from neba (the brother of a female). This distinction is also kept in the standard language. Other dialects use anaia for both.

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms
  • anai-arreba (“siblings”)
  • anai-arreba (“step-siblings”)
  • anaiarte (“fraternity”)
  • anaiarteko (“fraternal”)
  • anaidi (“fraternity”)
  • anaierdi (“step-brother”)
  • anaikide (“brother, member of a brotherhood”)
  • anaikor (“fraternal”)
  • anaiorde (“step-brother”)
  • anaitar (“fraternal”)
  • anaitasun (“fraternity”)
  • anaitu (“to fraternize”)
  • anaitzako (“step-brother”)

References
  1. “anaia” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Further reading
  • "anaia" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “anaia” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
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