zezen
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Basque
Alternative forms
- xexen (diminutive)
Etymology
First attested in 1562, from Proto-Basque *zezeN.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: ze‧zen
Noun
zezen anim
Declension
Declension of zezen (animate, ending in consonant)
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | zezen | zezena | zezenak |
| ergative | zezenek | zezenak | zezenek |
| dative | zezeni | zezenari | zezenei |
| genitive | zezenen | zezenaren | zezenen |
| comitative | zezenekin | zezenarekin | zezenekin |
| causative | zezenengatik | zezenarengatik | zezenengatik |
| benefactive | zezenentzat | zezenarentzat | zezenentzat |
| instrumental | zezenez | zezenaz | zezenez |
| inessive | zezenengan | zezenarengan | zezenengan |
| locative | — | — | — |
| allative | zezenengana | zezenarengana | zezenengana |
| terminative | zezenenganaino | zezenarenganaino | zezenenganaino |
| directive | zezenenganantz | zezenarenganantz | zezenenganantz |
| destinative | zezenenganako | zezenarenganako | zezenenganako |
| ablative | zezenengandik | zezenarengandik | zezenengandik |
| partitive | zezenik | — | — |
| prolative | zezentzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- zezen suzko
- zezen-laster (“bullfight”)
- zezen-plaza (“bullring”)
- Zezena (“Taurus”)
- zezenalde
- zezendegi
- zezendu
- zezenka
- zezenkari (“bullfighter”)
- zezenketa (“bullfight”)
- zezenketari (“bullfighter”)
- zezenki (“bull meat”)
- zezenko (“young bull”)
- zezensuzko
- zezentoki (“bullring”)
- zezenzale
Further reading
- “zezen”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “zezen”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005