erreka

Basque

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Occitan arrèc, ultimately from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia or Proto-Celtic *ɸrikā (furrow). Compare Catalan rec and Galician rego.

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): /ereka/ [e.re.ka]
  • Rhymes: -eka
  • Hyphenation: e‧rre‧ka

Noun

erreka inan

  1. stream, brook
  2. (Northern) irrigation ditch
  3. (Northern) valley
  4. (figurative, only in certain expressions) misery, poverty, bankruptcy

Declension

Derived terms

  • aldapan jo (to go bankrupt)
  • erreka-haize (southern wind)
  • erreka-laino (low-lying fog)
  • erreka-txori (wagtail)
  • erreka-zintzur (gorge)
  • erreka-zulo (ravine, valley)
  • errekagune (thalweg)
  • errekako esamesak (well-known proverbs)
  • errekalde (area close to a stream)
  • errekan (ruined, bankrupt)
  • errekara (bound for ruin or bankruptcy)
  • errekaratu (to get close to a stream, to go bankrupt)
  • errekarri (pebble)
  • errekasto (small stream)
  • errekatik atera (to recover from poverty)
  • errekatxindor (Cetti's warbler)

Further reading

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