-dun

See also: Appendix: Variations of "dun"

Basque

Etymology

Reduced form of duen (“who/which has [it]”), from du (“[he/she/it] has [it]”) +‎ -n (relative pronoun).

Suffix

-dun

  1. haver, possessor
    ‎euskal (“Basque”) + ‎-dun → ‎euskaldun (“Basque speaker”)
    ‎zaldi (“horse”) + ‎-dun → ‎zaldun (“knight”)

Derived terms
Basque terms suffixed with -dun

References
  • “-dun” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.