astearte

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Basque

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Etymology

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From aste (week) +‎ arte (between), literally middle of the week. This seems to indicate that sometime in the past, the Basques used a three-day week; however, this seems unlikely. It is probable that this term originated in relatively recent times, but the motivation of its etymology is unknown.[1] See also astelehen (Monday, literally beginning of the week) and asteazken (Wednesday, literally end of the week).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /as̺tearte/, [as̺.t̪e̞.ar.t̪e̞]

Noun

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astearte inan

  1. Tuesday
    Synonym: martitzen

Declension

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Coordinate terms

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References

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

Further reading

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