gizon
See also: Gizon
Basque
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Basque *gizoN, cognate with Aquitanian *cison.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: gi‧zon
Noun
[edit]gizon anim
Declension
[edit]Declension of gizon (animate, ending in consonant)
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | gizon | gizona | gizonak |
| ergative | gizonek | gizonak | gizonek |
| dative | gizoni | gizonari | gizonei |
| genitive | gizonen | gizonaren | gizonen |
| comitative | gizonekin | gizonarekin | gizonekin |
| causative | gizonengatik | gizonarengatik | gizonengatik |
| benefactive | gizonentzat | gizonarentzat | gizonentzat |
| instrumental | gizonez | gizonaz | gizonez |
| inessive | gizonengan | gizonarengan | gizonengan |
| locative | — | — | — |
| allative | gizonengana | gizonarengana | gizonengana |
| terminative | gizonenganaino | gizonarenganaino | gizonenganaino |
| directive | gizonenganantz | gizonarenganantz | gizonenganantz |
| destinative | gizonenganako | gizonarenganako | gizonenganako |
| ablative | gizonengandik | gizonarengandik | gizonengandik |
| partitive | gizonik | — | — |
| prolative | gizontzat | — | — |
Derived terms
[edit]- gizon egin
- gizon-dantza
- gizon-emakume (“men and women”)
- gizon-proba
- gizondu
- gizonezko (“man”)
- gizongai (“fianc”)
- gizonkari
- gizonkeria
- gizonki (“manlily”)
- gizonkila
- gizonkote
- gizontasun (“manhood”)
- gizontto
- gizontxo (“little man”)
- gizontzar
- gizonzale
- izurde
Further reading
[edit]- “gizon”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “gizon”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005