txapeldun
Appearance
Basque
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Etymology
[edit]From txapel (“beret”) + -dun (“one who has”). The "champion" sense stems from the fact that in the Basque Country, berets are traditionally awarded as prizes in competitions.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]txapeldun anim
- champion, winner
- 2004 August 10, J. Etxeberria, “Harribitxi kutunena”, in Berria:
- Han gordetzen zituzten txapeldunei ematen zizkieten olibondo koroak.
- There, they stored the olive wreaths given to the champions.
- beret wearer
Declension
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- txapeldungai (“title contender”)
- txapeldunorde (“runner-up”)
Further reading
[edit]- “txapeldun”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “txapeldun”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005