Denbora

Denbora is a Basque noun meaning time or duration. It encompasses both the abstract concept of time and the length of a period, such as the duration of an event or the time that passes between moments. In everyday Basque, denbora is used to talk about schedules, historical periods, or durations of activities, and it appears in both informal speech and formal writing.

Origin and classification: Denbora belongs to the Basque language, a language isolate spoken in the Basque Country. The precise historical origin of the term is not clearly established, and Basque has relatively few cognates with other European languages. Denbora is part of a broader set of time-related expressions in Basque, which interact with case endings and postpositions to indicate temporal relations.

Usage and examples: Denbora forms common phrases such as denbora luzea 'a long time' and denbora laburra 'a short time'. It can be combined with other words to specify a time frame, duration, or point in history, and it features in calendars, clocks, and narratives describing events in time. Denbora is a central term in discussions of events, schedules, and historical or future planning within Basque-language contexts.