hizkuntza

Basque

Etymology

First attested in 1617, from hitz (word) + -kuntza (with regular reduction of affricate to fricative).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /his̻kunt͡s̻a/ [his̻.kũn.t͡s̻a]
 
  • IPA(key): (Gipuzkoan, Navarrese) /is̻kunt͡s̻a/ [is̻.kũn.t͡s̻a]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /is̺kunt͡s̻a/ [is̺.kũn.t͡s̻a]

  • Rhymes: -unts̻a
  • Hyphenation: hiz‧kun‧tza

Noun

hizkuntza inan

  1. language

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

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