itsasadar

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Basque

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Etymology

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From itsas (combining form of itsaso (sea)) +‎ adar (branch).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /it͡s̺as̺adar/ [i.t͡s̺a.s̺a.ð̞ar]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /it͡s̻as̺adar/ [i.t͡s̻a.s̺a.ð̞ar]

  • Rhymes: -adar
  • Hyphenation: i‧tsa‧sa‧dar

Noun

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itsasadar inan

  1. estuary
    • 1571, Joanes Leizarraga, editor, Iesus Christ Gure Iaunaren Testamentu Berria[1], La Rochelle, Acteac 27:39:
      Eta eguna ethorri cenean, herria etzeçaten eçagut: baina portu itſas adar çuen bati ohart cequizquión, hartara, eguin albalute, vncia egotzi aiher ciraden.
      [Eta eguna ethorri zenean, herria etzezaten ezagut: baina portu itsasadar zuen bati ohart zekizkion, hartara, egin albalute, untzia egotzi aiher ziraden.]
      And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship. – KJV

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