jausi

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *e-au(t)s-i, doublet of jaitsi (“to descend”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /xau̯s̺i/, [xau̯.s̺i]
  • IPA(key): (Northern) /jau̯s̺i/, [jau̯.s̺i]

Verb

jausi ? (present participle jausten, future participle jausiko, short form jaus, verbal noun jauste)

  1. to fall

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

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