From Proto-Basque *-tzaun-, with uncertain vocalism.
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etzan ? (imperfect participle etzaten, future participle etzango or etzanen, short form etzan, verbal noun etzate)
| Mood / Tense | NOR (absolutive) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg | 2nd sg inf. | 3rd sg | 1st pl | 2nd sg | 2nd pl | 3rd pl | ||
| ni | hi | hura | gu | zu | zuek | haiek | ||
| indicative | present | natza | hatza | datza | gautza | zautza | zautzate | dautza |
| past | nentzan | hentzan | zetzan | geuntzan | zeuntzan | zeuntzaten | zeutzan | |
| conditional | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| hypothetic cons. | nentzake | hentzake | letzake | geuntzake | zeuntzake | zeuntzakete | leutzake | |
| past cons. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| potential | present | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| hypothetic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| past | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| subjunctive | present | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| past | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| imperative | present | — | hatza | betza | — | zautza | zautzate | beutza |
From Middle High German etzen, atzen, from Old High German etzen, azzen, from Proto-Germanic *atjaną. Cognate with German ätzen.
etzan (auxiliary håm)