gotzon
Basque
Etymology
Coined by Sabino Arana in the 19th century by arbitrarily contracting gogo huts on (“good empty spirit”) to replace aingeru, a borrowing from Latin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡot͡s̻on/, [ɡo̞.t͡s̻õ̞n]
Noun
gotzon anim
- (neologism) angel
- Synonym: aingeru
Declension
| Declension of gotzon (animate, ending in consonant) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
| absolutive | gotzon | gotzona | gotzonak |
| ergative | gotzonek | gotzonak | gotzonek |
| dative | gotzoni | gotzonari | gotzonei |
| genitive | gotzonen | gotzonaren | gotzonen |
| comitative | gotzonekin | gotzonarekin | gotzonekin |
| causative | gotzonengatik | gotzonarengatik | gotzonengatik |
| benefactive | gotzonentzat | gotzonarentzat | gotzonentzat |
| instrumental | gotzonez | gotzonaz | gotzonez |
| inessive | gotzonengan | gotzonarengan | gotzonengan |
| locative | — | — | — |
| allative | gotzonengana | gotzonarengana | gotzonengana |
| terminative | gotzonenganaino | gotzonarenganaino | gotzonenganaino |
| directive | gotzonenganantz | gotzonarenganantz | gotzonenganantz |
| destinative | gotzonenganako | gotzonarenganako | gotzonenganako |
| ablative | gotzonengandik | gotzonarengandik | gotzonengandik |
| partitive | gotzonik | — | — |
| prolative | gotzontzat | — | — |
Further reading
- "gotzon" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “gotzon” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus