-tasun

Basque

Etymology

From earlier -tarzun (still in use in the north), from -tar (ethnonymic suffix) +‎ -zun (suffix of unknown meaning also present in -kizun, of the same meaning).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tas̺un/, [t̪a.s̺ũn]

Suffix

-tasun

  1. Forms nouns from adjectives, -ness, -th
    eder (beautiful) + ‎-tasun → ‎edertasun (beauty)
    luze (long) + ‎-tasun → ‎luzetasun (length)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • -tasun”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • -tasun”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005