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ezker

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-Basque *ezkeR (left hand).[1]

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): (most dialects) /es̻ker/ [es̻.ker]
    • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /es̺ker/ [es̺.ker]

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    • Hyphenation: ez‧ker

    Adjective

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    ezker (comparative ezkerrago, superlative ezkerren, excessive ezkerregi)[2][3]

    1. left-handed
    2. left

    Declension

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    Noun

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    ezker inan

    1. left hand
    2. left side
    3. (politics) left wing

    Declension

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    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    From the absolutive singular ezkerra:

    References

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    1. ^ R. L. Trask (2008), “ezker”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 20
    2. ^ Aulestia, Gorka (1989), Basque–English Dictionary[1], University of Nevada Press, →ISBN
    3. ^ Aulestia, Gorka; White, Linda (1992), Basque–English, English–Basque Dictionary (The Basque Series)‎[2], University of Nevada Press, →ISBN

    Further reading

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    • ezker”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
    • ezker”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005