esan

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See also: Esan and ẹsan

Basque

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unknown, the variant erran seems to point to an original form with an alien cluster with two different outcomes such as *esran. The synthetic forms belong to an unrelated verb with the stem -io-. Since this verb lacks non-finite forms, its forms are often given as the synthetic conjugation of esan and erran.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /es̺an/ [e.s̺ãn]
  • Rhymes: -es̺an
  • Hyphenation: e‧san

Verb

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esan du/dio (imperfect participle esaten, future participle esango, short form esan, verbal noun esate) (Southern)

  1. (du) to say, tell
  2. (dio) to call, to name

Usage notes

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Some of the synthetic forms are archaic, so more often periphrastic will be used instead. For example, instead of

  • Zer ziotsun?What did he/she tell you?

the periphrastic form

  • Zer esan zizun?What did he/she tell you?

is more commonly used.

Conjugation

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This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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

Nupe

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Esan

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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esan

  1. salt
    A lá esan kún.They have sold the salt.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Ègwa na ta èsán o na.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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èsán (plural èsánzhì)

  1. bird's nest

Romansch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin asinus.

Noun

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esan m (plural esans)

  1. (Puter) (male) donkey, ass

Coordinate terms

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish ésom. Cognates include Irish eisean and Manx eshyn.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɛs̪ən̪ˠ/
  • (some speakers, chiefly colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɛʃən̪ˠ/

Pronoun

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esan

  1. (emphatic) he, him, it

See also

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