jausi

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Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *e-au(t)s-i, doublet of jaitsi (“to descend”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Southern) /xau̯s̺i/,
  • IPA(key): (Northern) /jau̯s̺i/,

Verb

jausi ? (imperfect participle jausten, future participle jausiko, short form jaus, verbal noun jauste)

  1. to fall

References

  1. ^ “jautsi” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Further reading

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