uzta

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Basque

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Gascon agost, from Old Occitan agost, from Vulgar Latin agustus, from Latin augustus. The semantic shift “August > month of the harvest > harvest” is straightforward, but the relexicalization from “August / harvest” to “July” is more obscure.

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Noun

uzta inan

  1. harvest
    Synonyms: zitu, epaitza, igitai
  2. July
    Synonyms: uztail, garagarril

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References

  • uzta”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
  • uzta”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
  • uzta” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
  • Azkue, Resurrección María de (1905–1906) “uzta”, in Diccionario vasco-español-francés = Dictionnaire basque-espagnol-français [Basque-Spanish-French Dictionary], volume 2 (overall work in Spanish and French), Bilbao, pages 390-391