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:

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• Rhymes: -oba, -a
• Hyphenation: i‧lo‧ba

Noun

iloba anim

1. nephew, niece

   Synonym: biloba

2. grandchild, grandson, granddaughter

Declension

Declension of iloba (anim a-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	iloba	iloba	ilobak	ilobok
ergative	ilobak	ilobak	ilobek	ilobok
dative	ilobari	ilobari	ilobei	iloboi
genitive	ilobaren	ilobaren	iloben	ilobon
comitative	ilobarekin	ilobarekin	ilobekin	ilobokin
causative	ilobarengatik	ilobarengatik	ilobengatik	ilobongatik
benefactive	ilobarentzat	ilobarentzat	ilobentzat	ilobontzat
instrumental	ilobaz	ilobaz	ilobez	ilobotaz
inessive	ilobarengan	ilobarengan	ilobengan	ilobongan
locative	—	—	—	—
allative	ilobarengana	ilobarengana	ilobengana	ilobongana
terminative	ilobarenganaino	ilobarenganaino	ilobenganaino	ilobonganaino
directive	ilobarenganantz	ilobarenganantz	ilobenganantz	ilobonganantz
destinative	ilobarenganako	ilobarenganako	ilobenganako	ilobonganako
ablative	ilobarengandik	ilobarengandik	ilobengandik	ilobongandik
partitive	ilobarik	—	—	—
prolative	ilobatzat	—	—	—

Derived terms

• iloba txiki (“second cousin”)
• ilobaso

Further reading

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