Gasteiz

Basque

Etymology

First attested in 1025 as Gastehiz, possibly related to the adjective gazte (“young”). The usage of the word to refer to the modern city dates from the twentieth century.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /ɡas̺tei̯s̻/ [ɡas̺.t̪ei̯s̻]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /ɡas̺tei̯s̺/ [ɡas̺.t̪ei̯s̺]

 
  • Rhymes: -as̺tei̯s̻, -ei̯s̻
  • Rhymes: -as̺tei̯s̺, -ei̯s̺

  • Hyphenation: Gas‧teiz

Proper noun

Gasteiz inan

  1. (historical) a medieval settlement corresponding to the old town of modern day Vitória, Basque Country, Spain
  2. Vitoria (the capital city of the Basque Country, Spain)
    Synonyms: Vitoria (archaic), Vitoria-Gasteiz (official)

Declension

Declension of Gasteiz (inanimate, ending in consonant)
indefinite
absolutive Gasteiz
ergative Gasteizek
dative Gasteizi
genitive Gasteizen
comitative Gasteizekin
causative Gasteizengatik
benefactive Gasteizentzat
instrumental Gasteizez
inessive Gasteizen
locative Gasteizko
allative Gasteizera
terminative Gasteizeraino
directive Gasteizerantz
destinative Gasteizerako
ablative Gasteiztik
partitive Gasteizik
prolative Gasteiztzat

Derived terms

References

  • Patxi Salaberri Zaratiegi (2011) “Gasteiz”, in Araba/Álava: Los nombres de nuestros pueblos‎[1] (in Spanish), Euskaltzaindia, →ISBN, page 196

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque Gasteiz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡasˈteis/ [ɡasˈt̪ei̯s]
  • Rhymes: -eis
  • Syllabification: Gas‧teiz

Proper noun

Gasteiz m

  1. (historical) a medieval settlement corresponding to the old town of modern day Vitória, Basque Country, Spain
  2. Vitoria (the capital city of the Basque Country, Spain)
    Synonyms: Vitoria, Vitoria-Gasteiz
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