azpian

Basque

Etymology

Inessive case of azpi (“thigh”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /as̻pian/, [as̻.pi.ãn]

Noun

azpian inan

  1. inessive singular of azpi

Postposition

azpian (+ genitive case)

  1. under
    Katua mahaiaren azpian dago.
    The cat is under the table.
    Atzo perretxiko txiki hauek topatu nituen zure lorategiko sahats zaharraren azpian.
    Yesterday I found these small mushrooms under your garden’s old willow.
    Txahala titia edaten du bere amaren azpian.
    The calf suckles under his mother.

Further reading

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