gisan

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Basque

Pronunciation

Noun

gisan

  1. inessive singular of gisa

Postposition

gisan

  1. as, like, in the manner of
    Synonyms: gisa, gisara, gisaz, bezala
    • 1571, Joanes Leizarraga, editor, Iesus Christ Gure Iaunaren Testamentu Berria‎, La Rochelle, Ioann 1:32:
      Orduan bada teſtifica ceçan Ioanneſec, cioela, Ikuſſi dut Spiritua iauſten dela vſſo columba baten guiſſán cerutic eta egon-ere bacedin haren gainean.
      [Orduan bada testifika zezan Joanesek, zioela, ikusi dut Espiritua jausten dela uso kolunba baten gisan zerutik eta egon ere bazedin haren gainean.]
      And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. – KJV

Further reading

  • “gisan”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
  • “gisan”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
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