zilar

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Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *ziraR.[1] Possibly related to Celtiberian silabur, Proto-Germanic *silubrą (whence English silver), Proto-Slavic *sьrebro, and Lithuanian sidãbras. This appears to be a prehistoric Wanderwort.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /s̻ilar/
 
  • IPA(key): (Gipuzkoan, Navarrese) /s̻iʎar/
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /s̺iʎar/

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  • Rhymes: -ilar
  • Rhymes: -iʎar
  • Hyphenation: zi‧lar

Noun

zilar inan

  1. silver

Declension

Derived terms

References

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

Further reading

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