Joseba

Basque

Etymology

Coined by Sabino Arana in 1910, a learned borrowing from Latin Iōsēphus (“Joseph”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /ɟos̺eba/ [ɟo.s̺e.β̞a]

 

• IPA^(key): (Southern) /jos̺eba/ [jo.s̺e.β̞a]

• IPA^(key): (Gipuzkoan) /jos̺eba/ [jo.s̺e.β̞a]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /d͡ʒos̺eba/ [d͡ʒo.s̺e.β̞a]
• IPA^(key): (Navarrese) /jos̺eba/ [jo.s̺e.β̞a]

• Rhymes: -eba, -a
• Hyphenation: Jo‧se‧ba

Proper noun

Joseba anim

1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Joseph

Declension

Declension of Joseba (anim a-stem)

	indefinite
absolutive	Joseba
ergative	Josebak
dative	Josebari
genitive	Josebaren
comitative	Josebarekin
causative	Josebarengatik
benefactive	Josebarentzat
instrumental	Josebaz
innesive	Josebarengan
locative	—
allative	Josebarengana
terminative	Josebarenganaino
directive	Josebarenganantz
destinative	Josebarenganako
ablative	Josebarengandik
partitive	Josebarik
prolative	Josebatzat

References

• “Joseba”, in Euskal Onomastikaren Datutegia [Basque Onomastic Database], Euskaltzaindia