gezur

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Basque

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /ɡes̻ur/
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /ɡes̺ur/

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  • Hyphenation: ge‧zur

Noun

gezur inan

  1. lie
    Antonym: egia
    • 1571, Joanes Leizarraga, editor, Iesus Christ Gure Iaunaren Testamentu Berria‎, La Rochelle, Ephesianoetara 4:25:
      Halacotz, gueçurra kenduric, minça çaiteztez eguiaz batbedera cein çuen hurcoarequin: ecen elkarren membro gara.
      Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another. – KJV

Declension

Declension of gezur (inanimate, ending in -r)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive gezur gezurra gezurrak
ergative gezurrek gezurrak gezurrek
dative gezurri gezurrari gezurrei
genitive gezurren gezurraren gezurren
comitative gezurrekin gezurrarekin gezurrekin
causative gezurrengatik gezurrarengatik gezurrengatik
benefactive gezurrentzat gezurrarentzat gezurrentzat
instrumental gezurrez gezurraz gezurrez
inessive gezurretan gezurrean gezurretan
locative gezurretako gezurreko gezurretako
allative gezurretara gezurrera gezurretara
terminative gezurretaraino gezurreraino gezurretaraino
directive gezurretarantz gezurrerantz gezurretarantz
destinative gezurretarako gezurrerako gezurretarako
ablative gezurretatik gezurretik gezurretatik
partitive gezurrik — —
prolative gezurtzat — —

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ R. L. Trask (2008) “gezur”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 204

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