aizkora

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Basque

Etymology

Probably a borrowing from Late Latin asciola.[1] Basque prehistorian José Miguel Barandiaran had previously proposed that the term was formed as a compound in pre-historic Basque with the first element, (h)aitz (stone) and the second, gora (on top, up).[2]

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /ai̯s̻koɾa/
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /ai̯s̺koɾa/

  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -oɾa
  • Hyphenation: aiz‧ko‧ra

Noun

aizkora inan

  1. axe, ax

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References

  1. ^ aizkora” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
  2. ^ José Miguel Barandiaran, Dictionnaire étymologique basque-français-espagnol,

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