beldur
Appearance
Basque
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Basque *beldur,[1] further etymology unknown.[2] First attested in the 13th century Spanish poem The Miracles of Our Lady by Gonzalo de Berceo, where the Devil is referred to as don Bildur (“Mr. Bildur”, literally “Mr. Fear”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]beldur inan
Declension
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ R. L. Trask (2008), Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 391
- ^ R. L. Trask (2008), “beldur”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 135
Further reading
[edit]- “beldur”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “beldur”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Categories:
- Basque terms derived from Proto-Basque
- Basque terms inherited from Proto-Basque
- Basque terms with unknown etymologies
- Basque 2-syllable words
- Basque terms with IPA pronunciation
- Basque terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Basque/eldur
- Rhymes:Basque/eldur/2 syllables
- Rhymes:Basque/ur
- Rhymes:Basque/ur/2 syllables
- Basque lemmas
- Basque nouns
- Basque inanimate nouns
