Gasteiz

Basque

Etymology

First attested in 1025 as Gastehiz, possibly related to the adjective gazte (“young”). The usage of the word to refer to the modern city dates from the twentieth century.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ɡas̺tei̯s̻/ [ɡas̺.t̪ei̯s̻]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /ɡas̺tei̯s̻/ [ɡas̺.t̪ei̯s̻]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /ɡas̺tei̯s̺/ [ɡas̺.t̪ei̯s̺]

 

• Rhymes: -as̺tei̯s̻

• (most dialects) Rhymes: -as̺tei̯s̻
• (Biscayan) Rhymes: -as̺tei̯s̺

• Hyphenation: Gas‧teiz

Proper noun

Gasteiz inan

1. (historical) A medieval settlement corresponding to the old town of modern day Vitoria, Basque Country, Spain
2. Vitoria (the capital city of the Basque Country, Spain)

   Synonyms: Vitoria (archaic), Vitoria-Gasteiz (official)

Declension

Declension of Gasteiz (inanimate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite
absolutive	Gasteiz
ergative	Gasteizek
dative	Gasteizi
genitive	Gasteizen
comitative	Gasteizekin
causative	Gasteizengatik
benefactive	Gasteizentzat
instrumental	Gasteizez
inessive	Gasteizen
locative	Gasteizko
allative	Gasteizera
terminative	Gasteizeraino
directive	Gasteizerantz
destinative	Gasteizerako
ablative	Gasteiztik
partitive	Gasteizik
prolative	Gasteiztzat

Derived terms

• gasteiztar
• Vitoria-Gasteiz

 

References

• Patxi Salaberri Zaratiegi (2011) “Gasteiz”, in Araba/Álava: Los nombres de nuestros pueblos‎^[1] (in Spanish), Euskaltzaindia, →ISBN, page 196

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque Gasteiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡasˈteis/ [ɡasˈt̪ei̯s]
• Rhymes: -eis
• Syllabification: Gas‧teiz

Proper noun

Gasteiz m

1. (historical) A medieval settlement corresponding to the old town of modern day Vitoria, Basque Country, Spain
2. Vitoria (the capital city of the Basque Country, Spain)

   Synonyms: Vitoria, Vitoria-Gasteiz

Related terms

• gasteiztarra