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ozpin

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Basque

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Bi ozpin.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /os̻pin/ [os̻.pĩn]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /os̺pin/ [os̺.pĩn]

 

  • Hyphenation: oz‧pin

Etymology 1

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From ortzi (sky, thunder) +‎ Proto-Basque *bini (tongue), for the second element compare modern mihi.[1]

Noun

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ozpin inan (Northern)

  1. thunder
    Synonym: ekaitz
  2. thunderbolt, lightning bolt
    Synonym: tximista
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Etymology 2

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Unknown. Possibly contains the suffix -min (bitter).[2]

Noun

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ozpin inan

  1. vinegar
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Derived terms
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Adjective

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ozpin (comparative ozpinago, superlative ozpinen, excessive ozpinegi)

  1. surly
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References

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  1. ^ R. L. Trask (2008), “ortzi”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 319
  2. ^ R. L. Trask (2008), “ozpin”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 322

Further reading

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