zilar

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *ziraR.[1] Possibly related to Celtiberian silabur, Proto-Germanic *silubrą (whence English silver), Proto-Slavic *sьrebro, and Lithuanian sidãbras. This appears to be a prehistoric Wanderwort.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /s̻ilar/ [s̻i.lar]
 
  • IPA(key): (Gipuzkoan, Navarrese) /s̻iʎar/ [s̻i.ʎar]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /s̺iʎar/ [s̺i.ʎar]

  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ilar, -ar
  • Rhymes: -iʎar, -ar
  • Hyphenation: zi‧lar

Noun

zilar inan

  1. silver

Declension

Declension of zilar (inanimate, singular only, ending in -r)
indefinite singular
absolutive zilar zilarra
ergative — zilarrak
dative — zilarrari
genitive — zilarraren
comitative — zilarrarekin
causative — zilarrarengatik
benefactive — zilarrarentzat
instrumental zilarrez zilarraz
inessive — zilarrean
locative — —
allative — —
terminative — —
directive — —
destinative — —
ablative — —
partitive zilarrik —
prolative zilartzat —

Derived terms

  • zilar bizi (“mercury”)
  • zilar zuri (“silver”)
  • zilargile (“silversmith”)
  • zilargin (“silversmith”)
  • zilargintza (“silversmithery”)
  • zilarkara (“silvery”)
  • zilarreria
  • zilarretan (“in silver coins”)
  • zilarrezko (“silver”) (attributive)
  • zilarrezko eztei (“silver wedding”)
  • zilarreztatu (“to silver”)

References

  1. ^ R. L. Trask (2008) “zilar”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 375

Further reading

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