Ertzaintza
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Basque
Etymology
From herri (“people”) + zaintza (“guard, custody”).
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Ertzaintza anim
- The police force of the Basque Country, Spain.
Declension
| indefinite | |
|---|---|
| absolutive | Ertzaintza |
| ergative | Ertzaintzak |
| dative | Ertzaintzari |
| genitive | Ertzaintzaren |
| comitative | Ertzaintzarekin |
| causative | Ertzaintzarengatik |
| benefactive | Ertzaintzarentzat |
| instrumental | Ertzaintzaz |
| inessive | Ertzaintzarengan |
| locative | — |
| allative | Ertzaintzarengana |
| terminative | Ertzaintzarenganaino |
| directive | Ertzaintzarenganantz |
| destinative | Ertzaintzarenganako |
| ablative | Ertzaintzarengandik |
| partitive | Ertzaintzarik |
| prolative | Ertzaintzatzat |
Related terms
- ertzain (“Ertzaintza agent”)
Further reading
- “Ertzaintza”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “Ertzaintza”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Basque Ertzaintza.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eɾˈt͡ʃant͡ʃa/
- Rhymes: -antʃa
- IPA(key): /eɾˈt͡ʃaint͡ʃa/
- Rhymes: -aintʃa
- Syllabification: Er‧tzain‧tza
Proper noun
Ertzaintza f
- the police force of the Basque Country, Spain
Related terms
Further reading
- “Ertzaintza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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