hizkuntza

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Basque

Etymology

First attested in 1617, from hitz (word) +‎ -kuntza (with regular reduction of affricate to fricative).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /his̻kunt͡s̻a/
 
  • IPA(key): (Gipuzkoan, Navarrese) /is̻kunt͡s̻a/
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /is̺kunt͡s̻a/

  • Rhymes: -unts̻a
  • Hyphenation: hiz‧kun‧tza

Noun

hizkuntza inan

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