tobera

Basque

Etymology

From Latin tubula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tobeɾa/, [t̪o̞.β̞e̞.ɾa]

Noun

tobera inan

1. hopper
2. nozzle

Declension

Declension of tobera (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	tobera	tobera	toberak
ergative	toberak	toberak	toberek
dative	toberari	toberari	toberei
genitive	toberaren	toberaren	toberen
comitative	toberarekin	toberarekin	toberekin
causative	toberarengatik	toberarengatik	toberengatik
benefactive	toberarentzat	toberarentzat	toberentzat
instrumental	toberaz	toberaz	toberez
inessive	toberatan	toberan	toberetan
locative	toberatako	toberako	toberetako
allative	toberatara	toberara	toberetara
terminative	toberataraino	toberaraino	toberetaraino
directive	toberatarantz	toberarantz	toberetarantz
destinative	toberatarako	toberarako	toberetarako
ablative	toberatatik	toberatik	toberetatik
partitive	toberarik	—	—
prolative	toberatzat	—	—

Further reading

• “tobera”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “tobera”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque tobera, from Latin tubula. Doublet of tolva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toˈbeɾa/ [t̪oˈβ̞e.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: to‧be‧ra

Noun

tobera f (plural toberas)

1. nozzle

Further reading

• “tobera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16