aizkora

Basque

Etymology

Probably a borrowing from Late Latin asciola.[1] Basque prehistorian José Miguel Barandiaran had previously proposed that the term was formed as a compound in pre-historic Basque with the first element, (h)aitz (“stone”) and the second, gora (“on top, up”).[2]

Pronunciation
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  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /ai̯s̻koɾa/ [ai̯s̻.ko.ɾa]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /ai̯s̺koɾa/ [ai̯s̺.ko.ɾa]

  • Rhymes: -oɾa
  • Hyphenation: aiz‧ko‧ra

Noun

aizkora inan

  1. axe, ax

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms
  • aizkolapustu
  • aizkolari
  • aizkoljoko
  • aizkolketa
  • aizkora-aho
  • aizkora-apustu
  • aizkora-begi
  • aizkora-buru
  • aizkora-joko
  • aizkoragile
  • aizkoragintza
  • aizkorakada
  • aizkoran
  • aizkorol

References
  1. “aizkora” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
  2. José Miguel Barandiaran, Dictionnaire étymologique basque-français-espagnol,

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