jaitsi

Basque

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Basque *e-au(t)s-i.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /ɟai̯t͡s̺i/ [ɟai̯.t͡s̺i]
 
  • IPA(key): (Gipuzkoan) /xai̯t͡s̺i/ [xai̯.t͡s̺i]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /d͡ʒai̯t͡s̻i/ [d͡ʒai̯.t͡s̻i]
  • IPA(key): (Navarrese) /jai̯t͡s̺i/ [jai̯.t͡s̺i]

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  • Rhymes: -ai̯ts̺i, -i
  • Rhymes: -ai̯ts̻i, -i

  • Hyphenation: jai‧tsi

Verb

jaitsi da/du (imperfect participle jaisten, future participle jaitsiko, short form jaits, verbal noun jaiste)

  1. to go down, come down, descend
    Synonym: beheratu
  2. to download

Derived terms

  • jaiste (“descent”)
  • jaitsaldi
  • jaitsarazi
  • jaitsiera (“descent”)

References

  1. ^ R. L. Trask (2008) “jaitsi”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 242

Further reading

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