arraun

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *aRano, itself borrowed a from a Celtic language,[1] compare Irish rámh. Ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁reh₁-.

Pronunciation
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  • IPA(key): /arau̯n/, [a.rãũ̯n]

Noun

arraun inan

  1. oar (lever used to propel a boat)
  2. (sports) rowing

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms
  • arraun egin (“to row”)
  • arraun-luma (“remex”)
  • arraundu (“to row”)
  • arraunean ari izan (“to row”)
  • arraunean egin (“to row”)
  • arraunean ibili (“to row”)
  • arraunean (“rowing, by rowing”)
  • arraunka (“rowing, by rowing”)
  • arraunkada (“rowing distance, strike of an oar”)
  • arraunketa (“rowing, regatta”)
  • arraunketan egin (“to row”)
  • arraunketan (“rowing, by rowing”)
  • arraunlari (“rower, oarsman”)
  • arraunontzi (“rowboat”)

References
  1. “arraun” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

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