bainu

Basque

Etymology

From Spanish baño.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Southern) /baɲu/, [ba.ɲu]
IPA^(key): (Northern) /bai̯nu/, [bai̯.nu]

Noun

bainu inan

bathing

Declension

Declension of bainu (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	bainu	bainua	bainuak
ergative	bainuk	bainuak	bainuek
dative	bainuri	bainuari	bainuei
genitive	bainuren	bainuaren	bainuen
comitative	bainurekin	bainuarekin	bainuekin
causative	bainurengatik	bainuarengatik	bainuengatik
benefactive	bainurentzat	bainuarentzat	bainuentzat
instrumental	bainuz	bainuaz	bainuez
inessive	bainutan	bainuan	bainuetan
locative	bainutako	bainuko	bainuetako
allative	bainutara	bainura	bainuetara
terminative	bainutaraino	bainuraino	bainuetaraino
directive	bainutarantz	bainurantz	bainuetarantz
destinative	bainutarako	bainurako	bainuetarako
ablative	bainutatik	bainutik	bainuetatik
partitive	bainurik	—	—
prolative	bainutzat	—	—

Derived terms

bainua eman (“to bathe”)
bainua hartu (“to take a bath”)
bainuetxe (“bathhouse”)
bainugela (“bathroom”)
bainujantzi (“bathrobe”)
bainulari (“bather”)
bainuontzi (“bathtub”)
bainutegi (“bathhouse”)
bainutoki (“bathhouse”)

Further reading

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

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