esan
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Alternative forms
- erran (Northern)
Etymology
Unknown, the variant erran seems to point to an original form with an alien cluster with two different outcomes such as *esran. The synthetic forms belong to an unrelated verb with the stem -io-. Since this verb lacks non-finite forms, its forms are often given as the synthetic conjugation of esan and erran.
Pronunciation
Verb
esan du/dio (imperfect participle esaten, future participle esango, short form esan, verbal noun esate) (Southern)
Usage notes
Some of the synthetic forms are archaic, so more often periphrastic will be used instead. For example, instead of
- Zer ziotsun? ― What did he/she tell you?
the periphrastic form
- Zer esan zizun? ― What did he/she tell you?
is more commonly used.
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- esaera (“saying”)
- esaera zahar (“proverb”)
- esaka
- esakune
- esakuntza
- esaldi (“sentence”)
- esale
- esamesa
- esamesaka
- esamolde
- esan beharrik ez
- esan bezala (“as previously mentioned”)
- esan eta egin
- esan eta esan
- esan gabe doa (“it goes without saying”)
- esanahi (“meaning”)
- esanahitsu (“meaningful”)
- esanarazi
- esanaren esanaz
- esanbide
- esanbidez
- esanbidezko
- esaneko (“obedient”)
- esanekotasun
- esanen
- esanezin
- esangaitz
- esangin
- esangura (“meaning”)
- esanguratsu (“meaningful”)
- esankizun
- esapide
- esatari (“news anchor”)
- esate
- esate batera
- esate baterako (“for example”)
- esateke (“without saying”)
- esateko
- esateko moduan
- esaterako (“for example”)
Further reading
- “esan”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “esan”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
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Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
esan
- salt
- A lá esan kún. ― They have sold the salt.
Derived terms
- èdùkósan (“ocean”)
- èdùsan (“ocean, sea”)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
èsán (plural èsánzhì)
Alternative forms
Etymology
Noun
esan m (plural esans)
Coordinate terms
- (sex): esna
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