gizon

See also: Gizon

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *gizoN, cognate with Aquitanian *cison.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡis̻on/ [ɡi.s̻õn]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /ɡis̻on/ [ɡi.s̻õn]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /ɡis̺on/ [ɡi.s̺õn]

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• Rhymes: -is̻on, -on

• Rhymes: -is̻on, -on
• Rhymes: -is̺on, -on

• Hyphenation: gi‧zon

Noun

gizon anim

1. man

   Synonym: gizonezko

2. husband

   Synonym: senar

3. human

   Synonym: gizaki

Declension

Declension of gizon (animate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	gizon	gizona	gizonak
ergative	gizonek	gizonak	gizonek
dative	gizoni	gizonari	gizonei
genitive	gizonen	gizonaren	gizonen
comitative	gizonekin	gizonarekin	gizonekin
causative	gizonengatik	gizonarengatik	gizonengatik
benefactive	gizonentzat	gizonarentzat	gizonentzat
instrumental	gizonez	gizonaz	gizonez
inessive	gizonengan	gizonarengan	gizonengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	gizonengana	gizonarengana	gizonengana
terminative	gizonenganaino	gizonarenganaino	gizonenganaino
directive	gizonenganantz	gizonarenganantz	gizonenganantz
destinative	gizonenganako	gizonarenganako	gizonenganako
ablative	gizonengandik	gizonarengandik	gizonengandik
partitive	gizonik	—	—
prolative	gizontzat	—	—

Derived terms

• gizon egin
• gizon-dantza
• gizon-emakume (“men and women”)
• gizon-proba
• gizondu
• gizonezko (“man”)
• gizongai (“fianc”)
• gizonkari
• gizonkeria
• gizonki (“manlily”)
• gizonkila
• gizonkote
• gizontasun (“manhood”)
• gizontto
• gizontxo (“little man”)
• gizontzar
• gizonzale
• izurde

Further reading

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