gauza

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *gauza, itself borrowed from Latin causa.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡau̯s̻a/ [ɡau̯.s̻a]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /ɡau̯s̻a/ [ɡau̯.s̻a]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /ɡau̯s̺a/ [ɡau̯.s̺a]

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• Rhymes: -au̯s̻a, -a

• Rhymes: -au̯s̻a, -a
• Rhymes: -au̯s̺a, -a

• Hyphenation: gau‧za

Noun

gauza inan

1. that which is considered to exist as a separate entity or concept; thing.
2. any physical or psychical entity

Declension

Declension of gauza (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	gauza	gauza	gauzak
ergative	gauzak	gauzak	gauzek
dative	gauzari	gauzari	gauzei
genitive	gauzaren	gauzaren	gauzen
comitative	gauzarekin	gauzarekin	gauzekin
causative	gauzarengatik	gauzarengatik	gauzengatik
benefactive	gauzarentzat	gauzarentzat	gauzentzat
instrumental	gauzaz	gauzaz	gauzez
inessive	gauzatan	gauzan	gauzetan
locative	gauzatako	gauzako	gauzetako
allative	gauzatara	gauzara	gauzetara
terminative	gauzataraino	gauzaraino	gauzetaraino
directive	gauzatarantz	gauzarantz	gauzetarantz
destinative	gauzatarako	gauzarako	gauzetarako
ablative	gauzatatik	gauzatik	gauzetatik
partitive	gauzarik	—	—
prolative	gauzatzat	—	—

Synonyms

• gai

Derived terms

• gauza izan
• gauzaez
• gauzaeztandu
• gauzaeztasun
• gauzatu

Further reading

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