gisan

gisan

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡis̺an/, [ɡi.s̺ãn]

Noun

gisan

1. inessive singular of gisa

Postposition

gisan

1. [+genitive] as, like, in the manner of
   • 1571, Joanes Leizarraga, editor, Iesus Christ Gure Iaunaren Testamentu Berria‎, London: The Trinitarian Bible Society, published 1908, Ioann 1:32:

     Orduan bada testifica ceçan Ioánnesec, cioela, Ikussi dut Spiritua iausten dela usso columba baten guissán cerutic eta egon-ere bacedin haren gainean. [Original spelling]
     Orduan bada testifika zezan Joanesek, zioela, ikusi dut Espiritua jausten dela uso kolunba baten gisan zerutik eta egon ere bazedin haren gainean. [Modernized spelling]

     And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. – KJV

   Synonyms: gisa, gisara, gisaz, bezala

Further reading

• "gisan" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
• “gisan” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus