ginarreba

Basque

Etymology

Unknown, but it almost certainly contains arreba (“daughter”). It is not clear whether aitaginarreba (“father-in-law”) and amaginarreba (“mother-in-law”) are derived from this term or vice-versa.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /ɡinareba/ [ɡi.na.re.β̞a]
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /ɡiɲareba/ [ɡi.ɲa.re.β̞a]
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  • Rhymes: -eba
  • Hyphenation: gi‧na‧rre‧ba

Noun

ginarreba anim

  1. (obsolete) parent-in-law

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “ginarreba” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
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