lanbas

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish lampazo (“burdock, mop”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lambas̺/ [lãm.bas̺]
• Rhymes: -ambas̺, -as̺
• Hyphenation: lan‧bas

Noun

lanbas inan

1. mop (implement)

Declension

Declension of lanbas (inan C-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	lanbas	lanbasa	lanbasak	lanbasok
ergative	lanbasek	lanbasak	lanbasek	lanbasok
dative	lanbasi	lanbasari	lanbasei	lanbasoi
genitive	lanbasen	lanbasaren	lanbasen	lanbason
comitative	lanbasekin	lanbasarekin	lanbasekin	lanbasokin
causative	lanbasengatik	lanbasarengatik	lanbasengatik	lanbasongatik
benefactive	lanbasentzat	lanbasarentzat	lanbasentzat	lanbasontzat
instrumental	lanbasez	lanbasaz	lanbasez	lanbasotaz
inessive	lanbasetan	lanbasean	lanbasetan	lanbasotan
locative	lanbasetako	lanbaseko	lanbasetako	lanbasotako
allative	lanbasetara	lanbasera	lanbasetara	lanbasotara
terminative	lanbasetaraino	lanbaseraino	lanbasetaraino	lanbasotaraino
directive	lanbasetarantz	lanbaserantz	lanbasetarantz	lanbasotarantz
destinative	lanbasetarako	lanbaserako	lanbasetarako	lanbasotarako
ablative	lanbasetatik	lanbasetik	lanbasetatik	lanbasotatik
partitive	lanbasik	—	—	—
prolative	lanbastzat	—	—	—

Further reading

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