etzan
Basque
Alternative forms
- etzin
Etymology
From Proto-Basque *-tzaun-, with uncertain vocalism.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /et͡s̻an/ [e.t͡s̻ãn]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ets̻an, -an
- Hyphenation: e‧tzan
Verb
etzan ? (imperfect participle etzaten, future participle etzango or etzanen, short form etzan, verbal noun etzate)
Conjugation
| Mood / Tense | NOR (absolutive) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg | 2nd sg inf. | 3rd sg | 1st pl | 2nd sg | 2nd pl | 3rd pl | ||
| ni | hi | hura | gu | zu | zuek | haiek | ||
| Indicative | Present | natza | hatza | datza | gautza | zautza | zautzate | dautza |
| Past | nentzan | hentzan | zetzan | geuntzan | zeuntzan | zeuntzaten | zeutzan | |
| Conditional | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Hypothetic cons. | nentzake | hentzake | letzake | geuntzake | zeuntzake | zeuntzakete | leutzake | |
| Past cons. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Potential | Present | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hypothetic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Past | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Subjunctive | Present | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Past | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Imperative | Present | — | hatza | betza | — | zautza | zautzate | beutza |
| Mood / Tense | NOR (absolutive) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg | 3rd sg | 1st pl | 3rd pl | |||||
| ni | hura | gu | haiek | |||||
| Indicative | Present | natzak/n | zatzak/n zetzak/n |
gautzak/n | zautzak/n zeutzak/n | |||
| Past | nentzaan/nan | zetzaan/nan | geuntzaan/nan | zeutzaan/nan | ||||
| Hypothetic cons. | nentzakek/n | letzakek/n | geuntzakek/n | leutzakek/n | ||||
| Past cons. | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Potential | Present | — | — | — | — | |||
References
- ^ R. L. Trask (2008) “etzan”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 184
Further reading
- “etzan”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “etzan”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German etzen, atzen, from Old High German etzen, azzen, from Proto-Germanic *atjaną. Cognate with German ätzen.
Verb
etzan (auxiliary håm)
References
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien