-zar

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Basque

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From zahar. The reduction is comparable to that of al, from ahal.

Suffix

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-zar

  1. old
  2. big
  3. wicked, evil, bad

Usage notes

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Not productive anymore, nowadays the variant -tzar (which was originally only used after certain consonants) is used instead.

Derived terms

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