-tasun
Basque
Etymology
From earlier -tarzun (still in use in the north), from -tar (“ethnonymic suffix”) + -zun (“suffix of unknown meaning also present in -kizun, of the same meaning”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tas̺un/, [t̪a.s̺ũn]
Suffix
-tasun
- Forms nouns from adjectives, -ness, -th
- eder (“beautiful”) + -tasun → edertasun (“beauty”)
- luze (“long”) + -tasun → luzetasun (“length”)
Derived terms
Basque terms suffixed with -tasun
Further reading
- "-tasun" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “-tasun” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus