-dun

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Basque

Etymology

Reduced form of duen (who/which has ), from du ( has ) +‎ -n (relative pronoun).

Suffix

-dun

  1. haver, possessor
    euskal (Basque) + ‎-dun → ‎euskaldun (Basque speaker)
    zaldi (horse) + ‎-dun → ‎zaldun (knight)

Derived terms

References

  • -dun” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk