jausi

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Basque

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Etymology

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From Proto-Basque *e-au(t)s-i, doublet of jaitsi (to descend).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Southern) /xau̯s̺i/, [xau̯.s̺i]
  • IPA(key): (Northern) /jau̯s̺i/, [jau̯.s̺i]

Verb

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jausi ? (imperfect participle jausten, future participle jausiko, short form jaus, verbal noun jauste)

  1. to fall

References

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  1. ^ jautsi” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Further reading

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  • jausi”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
  • jausi”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005