Gebara

Basque

Etymology

Unknown, probably attested as Ancient Greek Γέβαλα (Gébala) or Γέβαλαικα (Gébalaika) in Ptolemy's works. Michelena links it to Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌻𐌰 (gibla, “pinnacle”) and Ancient Greek κεφᾰλή (kephalḗ, “head”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡebaɾa/ [ɡe.β̞a.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -aɾa
  • Hyphenation: Ge‧ba‧ra

Proper noun

Gebara inan

  1. A village in Barrundia, Álava, Basque Country, Spain
    • 1567, Joan Perez de Lazarraga :
      Guztiac gorriz jançiric / gaztelu Gebaracoan gara
      All of us, dressed in red / are in the castle of Gebara

Declension
Declension of Gebara (inanimate, ending in -a)
indefinite
absolutive Gebara
ergative Gebarak
dative Gebarari
genitive Gebararen
comitative Gebararekin
causative Gebararengatik
benefactive Gebararentzat
instrumental Gebaraz
inessive Gebaran
locative Gebarako
allative Gebarara
terminative Gebararaino
directive Gebararantz
destinative Gebararako
ablative Gebaratik
partitive Gebararik
prolative Gebaratzat

Descendants
  • → Spanish: Guevara, Guevarra
    • → English: Guevara
    • → Russian: Гева́ра (Gevára)
    • → Tagalog: Guevara
    • → Chinese: → 格瓦拉 (Géwǎlā) (transliteration)

References
  1. Patxi Salaberri Zaratiegi (2011) “Gebara”, in Araba/Álava: Los nombres de nuestros pueblos‎ (in Spanish), Euskaltzaindia, →ISBN, page 200
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