atzamar
Appearance
Basque
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Often explained as a compound of hatz (“finger, toe”) + hamar (“ten”), but the order of the elements is problematic.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]atzamar inan
Declension
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- atzamar egin (“to scratch”)
- atzamar-oskol (“nail”)
- atzamarka (“scratch”)
- atzamarka egin (“to scratch”)
- atzamarkatu (“to scratch”)
Further reading
[edit]- “atzamar”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “atzamar”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005