osaba

Basque

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /os̺aba/ [o.s̺a.β̞a]
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aba
  • 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], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “osaba” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Spanish

Verb

osaba

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