ezagun

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Basque[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /es̻aɡun/ [e.s̻a.ɣ̞ũn]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /es̺aɡun/ [e.s̺a.ɣ̞ũn]

  • Rhymes: -aɡun
  • Hyphenation: e‧za‧gun

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Basque *e-zagun-i (to know). The participle form of the verb has since changed to ezagutu (to know), while this term remains as an adjective.[1]

Adjective[edit]

ezagun (comparative ezagunago, superlative ezagunen, excessive ezagunegi)

  1. known
  2. famous
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

ezagun anim

  1. acquaintance
Declension[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

ezagun

  1. Informal second-person singular feminine (hik), taking third-person singular (hura) as direct object, present imperative form of ezagutu (to know).

References[edit]

  1. ^ ezagun” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

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