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Basque
Etymology
Unknown, probably attested as Ancient Greek Γέβαλα (Gébala) or Γέβαλαικα (Gébalaika) in Ptolemy's works. Michelena links it to Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌻𐌰 (gibla, “pinnacle”) and Ancient Greek κεφᾰλή (kephălḗ, “head”).[1]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Gebara inan
- A village in Barrundia, Álava, Basque Country, Spain
c. 1567, Joan Perez de Lazarraga, “Gugaz etorri nai badoçu...”, in Lazarraga Eskuizkribuaren edizioa eta azterketa. II. Testua, EHU Press, published 2020, →ISBN:Guztiac gorriz jançiric / gaztelu Gebaracoan gara- [Guztiak gorriz jantzirik / gaztelu Gebarakoan gara]
- All of us, dressed in red / are in the castle of Gebara
Declension
Descendants
References
- ^ Patxi Salaberri Zaratiegi (2011) “Gebara”, in Araba/Álava: Los nombres de nuestros pueblos (in Spanish), Euskaltzaindia, →ISBN, page 200