gisa izan

Basque

Etymology

From gisa (“way, manner”) +‎ izan (“to be”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡis̺a is̻an/, [ɡi.s̺a i.s̻ãn]

Verb

gisa izan ? (imperfect participle gisa izaten, future participle gisa izanen, short form gisa izan, verbal noun gisa izate)

1. (Northern) to be adequate

Further reading

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