inor

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Basque

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Etymology

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FromProto-Basque*enor,composed of*e-(indefinite prefix)+‎*nor(who).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key):(Southern)/iɲor/,[i.ɲo̞r]
  • IPA(key):(Northern)/inor/,[i.no̞r]

Pronoun

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inor

  1. anyone,anybody
    Hemen ez dagoinor.There isn'tanyonehere.
    Inoretorri da?Didanyonecome?
  2. no one,nobody(in negative contexts)
    Inorkere ez daki erantzuna.No oneknows the answer.

Usage notes

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  • This word is anegative polarity item,occurring in contexts such as negative sentences, questions, and conditional clauses. The only positive statements in which it corresponds to "anyone" are mostly conditionals and questions.
  • The inesive, locative, allative... inanimate forms are used in the sense "no place", for exampleinon(nowhere).

Declension

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References

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  1. ^nor”inEtymological Dictionary of BasquebyR. L. Trask,sussex.ac.uk

Further reading

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  • inor”,inEuskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia[Dictionary of the Basque Academy],Euskaltzaindia
  • inor”,inOrotariko Euskal Hiztegia[General Basque Dictionary],Euskaltzaindia,1987–2005