Eguberri

Basque

Etymology

From egun (day) + berri (new).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eɡuberi/ [e.ɣ̞u.β̞e.ri]
  • Rhymes: -eri
  • Hyphenation: E‧gu‧be‧rri

Noun

Eguberri inan

  1. Christmas Day
    Synonym: Eguberri egun
  2. (in the plural) Christmas season

Declension

Derived terms

  • Eguberri egun (Christmas day)
  • Eguberri gau (Christmas eve)
  • eguberri-kanta (Christmas carol)

Further reading

  • "Eguberri" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • Eguberri” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
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