etzan

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *-tzaun-, with uncertain vocalism.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /et͡s̻an/, [e̞.t͡s̻ãn]

Verb

etzan ? (imperfect participle etzaten, future participle etzango or etzanen, short form etzan, verbal noun etzate)

1. to lie, lie down
2. to lay
3. to mean, be

   Zertan datza ametsa? ― What does the dream mean?

Conjugation

etzan ― NOR paradigm

Mood / Tense		NOR (absolutive)
		1st sg	2nd sg inf.	3rd sg	1st pl	2nd sg	2nd pl	3rd pl
		ni	hi	hura	gu	zu	zuek	haiek
indicative	present	natza	hatza	datza	gautza	zautza	zautzate	dautza
	past	nentzan	hentzan	zetzan	geuntzan	zeuntzan	zeuntzaten	zeutzan
	conditional	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	hypothetic cons.	nentzake	hentzake	letzake	geuntzake	zeuntzake	zeuntzakete	leutzake
	past cons.	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
potential	present	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	hypothetic	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	past	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive	present	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	past	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
imperative	present	—	hatza	betza	—	zautza	zautzate	beutza

Further reading

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

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German etzen, atzen, from Old High German etzen, azzen, from Proto-Germanic *atjaną. Cognate with German ätzen.

Verb

etzan (auxiliary håm)

1. (Luserna) to graze (tend to animals while grazing)

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien