-arazi
See also: arazi
Basque
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably from an independent Proto-Basque verb *e-raz-i, itself the *-ra- causative of an unknown verb. The same *-ra- prefix is present in other verbs such as erabili (“to put into motion, to use”), from ibili (“to walk”).[1]
Suffix
[edit]-arazi
- [with short form] forms the causative of a verb, to make, to cause to do
- agertu (“to appear”) + -arazi → agerrarazi (“to show”)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ “-erazi” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
Further reading
[edit]- “arazi”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005