erramu

Basque

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /eramu/ [e.ra.mu]
  • Rhymes: -amu
  • Hyphenation: e‧rra‧mu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish ramo or from its etymon Latin rāmus.

Noun

erramu inan

  1. laurel (tree)
    Synonym: ereinotz
  2. laurel, bay (herb)
    Synonym: ereinotz
  3. Short for Erramu igande (“Palm Sunday”).
Declension
Declension of erramu (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive erramu erramua erramuak
ergative erramuk erramuak erramuek
dative erramuri erramuari erramuei
genitive erramuren erramuaren erramuen
comitative erramurekin erramuarekin erramuekin
causative erramurengatik erramuarengatik erramuengatik
benefactive erramurentzat erramuarentzat erramuentzat
instrumental erramuz erramuaz erramuez
inessive erramutan erramuan erramuetan
locative erramutako erramuko erramuetako
allative erramutara erramura erramuetara
terminative erramutaraino erramuraino erramuetaraino
directive erramutarantz erramurantz erramuetarantz
destinative erramutarako erramurako erramuetarako
ablative erramutatik erramutik erramuetatik
partitive erramurik — —
prolative erramutzat — —
Derived terms
  • Erramu egun (“Palm sunday”)
  • Erramu igande (“Palm Sunday”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish remo, probably influenced by arraun (“oar”).

Noun

erramu inan

  1. (Biscayan) oar, paddle
    Synonym: arraun
Declension
Declension of erramu (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive erramu erramua erramuak
ergative erramuk erramuak erramuek
dative erramuri erramuari erramuei
genitive erramuren erramuaren erramuen
comitative erramurekin erramuarekin erramuekin
causative erramurengatik erramuarengatik erramuengatik
benefactive erramurentzat erramuarentzat erramuentzat
instrumental erramuz erramuaz erramuez
inessive erramutan erramuan erramuetan
locative erramutako erramuko erramuetako
allative erramutara erramura erramuetara
terminative erramutaraino erramuraino erramuetaraino
directive erramutarantz erramurantz erramuetarantz
destinative erramutarako erramurako erramuetarako
ablative erramutatik erramutik erramuetatik
partitive erramurik — —
prolative erramutzat — —
Derived terms
  • erramulari (“oarsman”)

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