etzan
Basque
Etymology
From Proto-Basque *-tzaun-, with uncertain vocalism.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /et͡s̻an/, [e̞.t͡s̻ãn]
Verb
etzan ? (present participle etzaten, future participle etzango, short form etzan, verbal noun etzate)
- to lie, lie down
- to lay
- to mean, be
- Zertan datza ametsa? ― What does the dream mean?
Conjugation
etzan ― NOR paradigm
| Mood / Tense | NOR (absolutive) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg | 2nd sg informal | 3rd sg | 1st pl | 2nd sg neuter | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| future cons. | nentzake | hentzake | letzake | geuntzake | zeuntzake | zeuntzakete | leutzake | |
| past cons. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| potential | present | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| future | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| past | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| subjunctive | present | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| past | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| imperative | present | — | hatza | betza | — | zautza | zautzate | beutza |
References
- “etzan” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
Further reading
- "etzan" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “etzan” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
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)
- (Luserna) to graze (tend to animals while grazing)
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