senide

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque, contains the element *seni (“child”), corresponding to modern sein (“child”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /s̺enide/ [s̺e.ni.ð̞e]
• Rhymes: -ide
• Hyphenation: se‧ni‧de

Noun

senide anim

1. sibling
2. close relative

Declension

Declension of senide (animate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	senide	senidea	senideak
ergative	senidek	senideak	senideek
dative	senideri	senideari	senideei
genitive	senideren	senidearen	senideen
comitative	seniderekin	senidearekin	senideekin
causative	seniderengatik	senidearengatik	senideengatik
benefactive	seniderentzat	senidearentzat	senideentzat
instrumental	senidez	senideaz	senideez
inessive	seniderengan	senidearengan	senideengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	seniderengana	senidearengana	senideengana
terminative	seniderenganaino	senidearenganaino	senideenganaino
directive	seniderenganantz	senidearenganantz	senideenganantz
destinative	seniderenganako	senidearenganako	senideenganako
ablative	seniderengandik	senidearengandik	senideengandik
partitive	seniderik	—	—
prolative	senidetzat	—	—

Derived terms

• senide-hilketa (“fratricide, killing of one's brother or sister”)
• senide-hiltzaile (“fratricide, someone who commits the crime”)
• seniderdi (“half sibling”)
• senidetasun (“fraternity, brotherhood”)
• senidetu (“to become related”)
• senidetza (“kinship”)

 

Further reading

• “senide”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “senide”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005