-dun

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See also: Appendix: Variations of "dun"

Basque

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Etymology

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Reduced form of duen (“who/which has [it]”), from du (“[he/she/it] has [it]”) +‎ -n (relative pronoun).

Suffix

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-dun

  1. haver, possessor
    ‎euskal (“Basque”) + ‎-dun → ‎euskaldun (“Basque speaker”)
    ‎zaldi (“horse”) + ‎-dun → ‎zaldun (“knight”)

Derived terms

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Basque terms suffixed with -dun

References

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  • “-dun” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
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