arbaso

Basque

Etymology

From aurba (“greatgrandfather”) +‎ -so (“kinship suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /arbas̺o/ [ar.β̞a.s̺o]
• Rhymes: -as̺o, -o
• Hyphenation: ar‧ba‧so

Noun

arbaso anim

1. great-grandfather
2. ancestor

Usage notes

• This term is the standard equivalent of the Biscayan aurba.

Declension

Declension of arbaso (anim V-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	arbaso	arbasoa	arbasoak	arbasook
ergative	arbasok	arbasoak	arbasoek	arbasook
dative	arbasori	arbasoari	arbasoei	arbasooi
genitive	arbasoren	arbasoaren	arbasoen	arbasoon
comitative	arbasorekin	arbasoarekin	arbasoekin	arbasookin
causative	arbasorengatik	arbasoarengatik	arbasoengatik	arbasoongatik
benefactive	arbasorentzat	arbasoarentzat	arbasoentzat	arbasoontzat
instrumental	arbasoz	arbasoaz	arbasoez	arbasootaz
inessive	arbasorengan	arbasoarengan	arbasoengan	arbasoongan
locative	—	—	—	—
allative	arbasorengana	arbasoarengana	arbasoengana	arbasoongana
terminative	arbasorenganaino	arbasoarenganaino	arbasoenganaino	arbasoonganaino
directive	arbasorenganantz	arbasoarenganantz	arbasoenganantz	arbasoonganantz
destinative	arbasorenganako	arbasoarenganako	arbasoenganako	arbasoonganako
ablative	arbasorengandik	arbasoarengandik	arbasoengandik	arbasoongandik
partitive	arbasorik	—	—	—
prolative	arbasotzat	—	—	—

Further reading

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