-dun

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Basque

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Etymology

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Reduced form of duen (who/which has [it]), from du ([he/she/it] has [it]) +‎ -n (relative pronoun).

Suffix

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-dun

  1. haver, possessor
    euskal (Basque) + ‎-dun → ‎euskaldun (Basque speaker)
    zaldi (horse) + ‎-dun → ‎zaldun (knight)

Derived terms

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References

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  • -dun” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk