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This is a list of Spanish words which are considered to be of Basque origin. Some of these words existed in Latin as loanwords from other languages. [clarification needed] Some of these words have alternate etymologies and may also appear on a list of Spanish words from a different language.
irrintzi — whoop of joy typical of Basque shepherds when they are in the mountains, and of Basque people in general; irri-orro — smudge. isilka-misilka — whispering. iski-miski — trivialities. ito-ito — a big hurry. itsu-itsu — blindly. itx-atx — not a word. ixil-mixil — secret conversation. ixo — shhh, hush. izka-mizka ...
Pages in category "Basque words and phrases" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. J.
Trask, R.L. † (edited by Max W. Wheeler) (2008): Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex (unfinished). Also "Some Important Basque Words (And a Bit of Culture)" Buber's Basque Page: The Larry Trask Archive: Some Important Basque Words (And a Bit of Culture) Zuazo, Koldo (2010). El euskera y sus dialectos. Zarautz (Gipuzkoa ...
One of the remarkable characteristics of the Basque verb is the fact that only a very few verbs can be conjugated synthetically (i.e. have morphological finite forms); the rest only have non-finite forms, which can enter into a wide variety of compound tense structures (consisting of a non-finite verb form combined with a finite auxiliary) and are conjugated in this way (periphrastically).
Basque words and phrases (2 C, 3 P) Basque-language works (2 C) Pages in category "Basque language" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total.
With superlatives, as in Donostia is the prettiest city in the Basque Country, on the other hand, the Basque Country is not really a standard but a domain or range within which the superlative applies. The structures used in such comparisons in Basque are as follows (the second table shows examples); the word orders shown are the most common ...
In current Basque Basque land, originally meaning Basque-race land. The term was created as “Euzkadi” by Sabino Arana in the late 19th century, [ 11 ] who felt that “Euskalerria”, “Vascongadas”, “Vasconia” or other terms did not properly reflect the idea of separate Basque race identity [ 12 ] and the ensuing distinctive ...