gizatasun

Basque

Etymology

Compound form of gizon (“man, human”) +‎ -tasun (abstract noun suffix).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /ɡis̻atas̺un/ [ɡi.s̻a.t̪a.s̺ũn]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /ɡis̺atas̺un/ [ɡi.s̺a.t̪a.s̺ũn]

  • Rhymes: -as̺un, -un
  • Hyphenation: gi‧za‧ta‧sun

Noun

gizatasun anim

  1. humanity

Further reading

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