ibai

== Basque == === Alternative forms === hibai (Navarro-Lapurdian, Biscayan) === Etymology === Possibly influenced by ibar (“valley”) plus a suffix *-i, or contaminated by ibi (“ford”). On the other hand, Lakarra proposes a compound of Proto-Basque *hur (“water”) +‎ *bani (“cut, interrupted”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ibai̯/ [i.β̞ai̯] Rhymes: -ibai̯, -ai̯ Hyphenation: i‧bai === Noun === ibai inan river ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “ibai”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] Azkue, Resurrección María de (1905–1906), “ibai”, in Diccionario vasco-español-francés = Dictionnaire basque-espagnol-français [Basque-Spanish-French Dictionary], volume 1 (overall work in Spanish and French), Bilbao, page 390 == Gothic == === Romanization === ibai romanization of 𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹