atzean

Basque

Katua adarren atzean dago (the cat is behind the branches).

Etymology

From hatzean, inessive case of hatz (“finger”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /at͡s̻ean/, [a.t͡s̻e̞.ãn]

Postposition

atzean

1. [with genitive] behind

   Ur-jauziaren atzean maitagarriak bizi dira.

   Behind the waterfall live the fairies.

   Koadro horren atzean dago diru-kutxa bat.

   There is a safe behind that picture.

Derived terms

• atze

Further reading

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