karramarro

Basque

Etymology

Uncertain, possibly the m-reduplication of some unknown element. Alternatively, from Latin cammarus (“lobster”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /karamaro/ [ka.ra.ma.ro]
• Rhymes: -aro
• Hyphenation: ka‧rra‧ma‧rro

Noun

karramarro anim

1. crab

   Synonyms: amarra (rare), hamarratz

2. dredge
3. (astrology) Cancer

   Synonym: cancer

Declension

Declension of karramarro (animate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	karramarro	karramarroa	karramarroak
ergative	karramarrok	karramarroak	karramarroek
dative	karramarrori	karramarroari	karramarroei
genitive	karramarroren	karramarroaren	karramarroen
comitative	karramarrorekin	karramarroarekin	karramarroekin
causative	karramarrorengatik	karramarroarengatik	karramarroengatik
benefactive	karramarrorentzat	karramarroarentzat	karramarroentzat
instrumental	karramarroz	karramarroaz	karramarroez
inessive	karramarrorengan	karramarroarengan	karramarroengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	karramarrorengana	karramarroarengana	karramarroengana
terminative	karramarrorenganaino	karramarroarenganaino	karramarroenganaino
directive	karramarrorenganantz	karramarroarenganantz	karramarroenganantz
destinative	karramarrorenganako	karramarroarenganako	karramarroenganako
ablative	karramarrorengandik	karramarroarengandik	karramarroengandik
partitive	karramarrorik	—	—
prolative	karramarrotzat	—	—

Derived terms

• karramarro beltz (“marbled crab”)
• karramarro berde (“shore crab”)
• Karramarroa (“Cancer”) (constellation)
• karramarroztatu (“to dredge”)

 

Further reading

• “karramarro”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia, Euskaltzaindia
• “karramarro”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia, Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005