etzan

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *-tzaun-, with uncertain vocalism.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /et͡s̻an/, [e̞.t͡s̻ãn]

Verb

etzan ? (imperfect participle etzaten, future participle etzango or etzanen, short form etzan, verbal noun etzate)

  1. to lie, lie down
  2. to lay
  3. to mean, be
    Zertan datza ametsa?What does the dream mean?

Conjugation

References

  1. etzan” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Further reading

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

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German etzen, atzen, from Old High German etzen, azzen, from Proto-Germanic *atjaną. Cognate with German ätzen.

Verb

etzan (auxiliary håm)

  1. (Luserna) to graze (tend to animals while grazing)

References

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