zazpi

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Basque

Basque numbers (edit)
70
 ←  6 7 8  → 
    Cardinal: zazpi
    Ordinal: zazpigarren
    Multiplier: zazpikoitz
    Distributive: zazpina
    Collective: zazpikote
    Fractional: zazpiren

Etymology

Unknown, but maybe from Proto-Basque *bortza-z-bi (literally five with two), with initial syllable apheresis and early reduction of *biga (two) to bi.[1] Often compared with Iberian sisbi (seven).[2]

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /s̻as̻pi/
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /s̺as̺pi/

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  • Hyphenation: zaz‧pi

Numeral

zazpi

  1. seven

Declension

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ zazpi” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
  2. ^ Orduña A., Eduardo (2011) “Los numerales ibéricos y el protovasco [Iberian numerals and Proto-Basque]”, in Veleia (in Spanish), volume 28, pages 125–139

Further reading

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