iloba

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *iLoba, contains the kinship suffix -ba.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /iloba/ [i.lo.β̞a]
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /iʎoba/ [i.ʎo.β̞a]
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -oba
  • Hyphenation: i‧lo‧ba

Noun

iloba anim

  1. nephew, niece
    Synonym: biloba
  2. grandchild, grandson, granddaughter

Declension
Declension of iloba (animate, ending in -a)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive iloba iloba ilobak
ergative ilobak ilobak ilobek
dative ilobari ilobari ilobei
genitive ilobaren ilobaren iloben
comitative ilobarekin ilobarekin ilobekin
causative ilobarengatik ilobarengatik ilobengatik
benefactive ilobarentzat ilobarentzat ilobentzat
instrumental ilobaz ilobaz ilobez
inessive ilobarengan ilobarengan ilobengan
locative — — —
allative ilobarengana ilobarengana ilobengana
terminative ilobarenganaino ilobarenganaino ilobenganaino
directive ilobarenganantz ilobarenganantz ilobenganantz
destinative ilobarenganako ilobarenganako ilobenganako
ablative ilobarengandik ilobarengandik ilobengandik
partitive ilobarik — —
prolative ilobatzat — —

Derived terms
  • iloba txiki (“second cousin”)
  • ilobaso

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