haltz

Basque

Alternative forms

• altz (Navarrese, Navarro-Lapurdian, Biscayan, Souletin)

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *(h)altza, with the ending reinterpreted as an article. Perhaps related to Proto-Germanic *alizō.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /halt͡s̻/ [halt͡s̻]
• IPA^(key): (Southern) /alt͡s̻/ [alt͡s̻]
• Rhymes: -alts̻
• Hyphenation: haltz

Noun

haltz inan

1. alder, Alnus glutinosa

Declension

Declension of haltz (inanimate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	haltz	haltza	haltzak
ergative	haltzek	haltzak	haltzek
dative	haltzi	haltzari	haltzei
genitive	haltzen	haltzaren	haltzen
comitative	haltzekin	haltzarekin	haltzekin
causative	haltzengatik	haltzarengatik	haltzengatik
benefactive	haltzentzat	haltzarentzat	haltzentzat
instrumental	haltzez	haltzaz	haltzez
inessive	haltzetan	haltzean	haltzetan
locative	haltzetako	haltzeko	haltzetako
allative	haltzetara	haltzera	haltzetara
terminative	haltzetaraino	haltzeraino	haltzetaraino
directive	haltzetarantz	haltzerantz	haltzetarantz
destinative	haltzetarako	haltzerako	haltzetarako
ablative	haltzetatik	haltzetik	haltzetatik
partitive	haltzik	—	—
prolative	halztzat	—	—

Derived terms

• haltz beltz (“alder”)
• haltzadi (“alder forest”)

Further reading

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

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• hals (Luserna)

Etymology

From Middle High German hals, from Old High German hals, from Proto-West Germanic *hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz (“neck, throat”). Cognate with German Hals, archaic English halse.

Noun

haltz m (plural hélzar) (Sette Comuni)

1. neck (all senses)

   De bòtzen bon hòite habent sobiil langhe hélzar.

   Today's bottles have too-long necks.

2. throat

Derived terms

• haltz 'me buuse
• héerten haltz

References

• “haltz” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo