arreba

Basque

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Basque *aReba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /areba/ [a.re.β̞a]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -eba, -a
• Hyphenation: a‧rre‧ba

Noun

arreba anim

1. sister (of a male)

Usage notes

The sister of a female is ahizpa.

Declension

Declension of arreba (anim a-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	arreba	arreba	arrebak	arrebok
ergative	arrebak	arrebak	arrebek	arrebok
dative	arrebari	arrebari	arrebei	arreboi
genitive	arrebaren	arrebaren	arreben	arrebon
comitative	arrebarekin	arrebarekin	arrebekin	arrebokin
causative	arrebarengatik	arrebarengatik	arrebengatik	arrebongatik
benefactive	arrebarentzat	arrebarentzat	arrebentzat	arrebontzat
instrumental	arrebaz	arrebaz	arrebez	arrebotaz
inessive	arrebarengan	arrebarengan	arrebengan	arrebongan
locative	—	—	—	—
allative	arrebarengana	arrebarengana	arrebengana	arrebongana
terminative	arrebarenganaino	arrebarenganaino	arrebenganaino	arrebonganaino
directive	arrebarenganantz	arrebarenganantz	arrebenganantz	arrebonganantz
destinative	arrebarenganako	arrebarenganako	arrebenganako	arrebonganako
ablative	arrebarengandik	arrebarengandik	arrebengandik	arrebongandik
partitive	arrebarik	—	—	—
prolative	arrebatzat	—	—	—

Further reading

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