zian

Basque

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /s̻ian/ [s̻i.ãn]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /s̺ian/ [s̺i.ãn]

  • Rhymes: -ian, -an
  • Hyphenation: zi‧an

Verb

zian

  1. Masculine allocutive form of zuen.

Usage notes

Linguistically, this verb form can be seen as belonging to the reconstructed citation form edun instead of izan.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish زیان (ziyan), from Persian زیان (ziyân).

Noun

zian n (plural zianuri)

  1. (Moldavia (region)) waste, loss

Declension

Declension of zian
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative zian zianul zianuri zianurile
genitive-dative zian zianului zianuri zianurilor
vocative zianule zianurilor

References

  • zian in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Volapük

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡si.ˈan]

Noun

zian (nominative plural zians)

  1. aunt

Declension

Declension of zian
singular plural
nominative zian zians
genitive ziana zianas
dative ziane zianes
accusative ziani zianis
vocative 1 o zian! o zians!
predicative 2 zianu zianus

1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

Synonyms

Hypernyms

  • ter (“uncle or aunt”)

Coordinate terms

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