hizkuntza

Basque

Etymology

First attested in 1617, from hitz (“word”) +‎ -kuntza (with regular reduction of affricate to fricative).

Pronunciation

Audio (file)
IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /his̻kunt͡s̻a/ [his̻.kũn.t͡s̻a]

IPA^(key): (Gipuzkoan, Navarrese) /is̻kunt͡s̻a/ [is̻.kũn.t͡s̻a]
IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /is̺kunt͡s̻a/ [is̺.kũn.t͡s̻a]

Rhymes: -unts̻a
Hyphenation: hiz‧kun‧tza

Noun

hizkuntza inan

language

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

ama-hizkuntza (“mother tongue”)
hizkuntzalari (“linguist”)
hizkuntzalaritza (“linguistics”)

Further reading

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

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