zezen

Basque

Alternative forms

• xexen (diminutive)

Etymology

First attested in 1562, from Proto-Basque *zezeN.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /s̻es̻en/ [s̻e.s̻ẽn]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /s̻es̻en/ [s̻e.s̻ẽn]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /s̺es̺en/ [s̺e.s̺ẽn]

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• Rhymes: -es̻en, -en

• Rhymes: -es̻en, -en
• Rhymes: -es̺en, -en

• Hyphenation: ze‧zen

Noun

zezen anim

1. bull

Declension

Declension of zezen (anim C-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	zezen	zezena	zezenak	zezenok
ergative	zezenek	zezenak	zezenek	zezenok
dative	zezeni	zezenari	zezenei	zezenoi
genitive	zezenen	zezenaren	zezenen	zezenon
comitative	zezenekin	zezenarekin	zezenekin	zezenokin
causative	zezenengatik	zezenarengatik	zezenengatik	zezenongatik
benefactive	zezenentzat	zezenarentzat	zezenentzat	zezenontzat
instrumental	zezenez	zezenaz	zezenez	zezenotaz
innesive	zezenengan	zezenarengan	zezenengan	zezenongan
locative	—	—	—	—
allative	zezenengana	zezenarengana	zezenengana	zezenongana
terminative	zezenenganaino	zezenarenganaino	zezenenganaino	zezenonganaino
directive	zezenenganantz	zezenarenganantz	zezenenganantz	zezenonganantz
destinative	zezenenganako	zezenarenganako	zezenenganako	zezenonganako
ablative	zezenengandik	zezenarengandik	zezenengandik	zezenongandik
partitive	zezenik	—	—	—
prolative	zezentzat	—	—	—

Derived terms

• zezen suzko
• zezen-laster (“bullfight”)
• zezen-plaza (“bullring”)
• Zezena (“Taurus”)
• zezenalde
• zezendegi
• zezendu
• zezenka
• zezenkari (“bullfighter”)
• zezenketa (“bullfight”)
• zezenketari (“bullfighter”)
• zezenki (“bull meat”)
• zezenko (“young bull”)
• zezensuzko
• zezentoki (“bullring”)
• zezenzale

Further reading

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