zuhaitz

Basque

Alternative forms

Etymology

A compound of zur (“wood”) and probably hatz (“finger”). The analysis as zur (“wood”) +‎ haritz (“oak”) is a folk etymology.

Pronunciation
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  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /s̻uhai̯t͡s̻/ [s̻u.hai̯t͡s̻]
 
  • IPA(key): (Gipuzkoan, Navarrese) /s̻uai̯t͡s̻/ [s̻u.ai̯t͡s̻]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /s̺uai̯t͡s̻/ [s̺u.ai̯t͡s̻]

  • (Navarro-Lapurdian) Rhymes: -uhai̯ts̻
  • (Southern) Rhymes: -uai̯ts̻
  • Hyphenation: zu‧haitz

Noun

zuhaitz inan

  1. tree (especially a wild one)
    Synonym: arbola (especially a planted one)

Declension

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

Derived terms
  • zuhaitz genealogiko
  • zuhaitz-igel
  • zuhaitzain
  • zuhaitzale
  • zuhaitzondo (“tree”)
  • zuhaixka (“shrub”)
  • zuhaizpe (“under a tree”)
  • zuhaiztar (“arboreal”)
  • zuhaizti (“forest”)
  • zuhaiztu (“to forest”)

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