jaitsi

Basque

Alternative forms

• jautsi (Lapurdian, Navarrese)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Basque *e-au(t)s-i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /ɟai̯t͡s̺i/ [ɟai̯.t͡s̺i]

 

• IPA^(key): (Southern) /xai̯t͡s̺i/ [xai̯.t͡s̺i]

• IPA^(key): (Gipuzkoan) /xai̯t͡s̺i/ [xai̯.t͡s̺i]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /d͡ʒai̯t͡s̻i/ [d͡ʒai̯.t͡s̻i]
• IPA^(key): (Navarrese) /jai̯t͡s̺i/ [jai̯.t͡s̺i]

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• Rhymes: -ai̯ts̺i

• (most dialects) Rhymes: -ai̯ts̺i
• (Biscayan) Rhymes: -ai̯ts̻i

• Hyphenation: jai‧tsi

Verb

jaitsi da/du (imperfect participle jaisten, future participle jaitsiko, short form jaits, verbal noun jaiste)

1. to go down, come down, descend

   Synonym: beheratu

2. to download

Derived terms

• jaiste (“descent”)
• jaitsaldi
• jaitsarazi
• jaitsiera (“descent”)

 

Further reading

• “jaitsi”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “jaitsi”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005