zintzur

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Basque

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Basque *zintzuR, further etymology unknown. Alternatively, Mitxelena suggests *zirtzuR as the original form, which would have also yielded the toponyms Zizur and Zizurkil.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /s̻int͡s̻ur/
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /s̺int͡s̻ur/

Noun

zintzur inan

  1. (anatomy) throat
    Synonym: eztarri
  2. (geography) gorge, canyon

Declension

Declension of zintzur (inanimate, ending in -r)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive zintzur zintzurra zintzurrak
ergative zintzurrek zintzurrak zintzurrek
dative zintzurri zintzurrari zintzurrei
genitive zintzurren zintzurraren zintzurren
comitative zintzurrekin zintzurrarekin zintzurrekin
causative zintzurrengatik zintzurrarengatik zintzurrengatik
benefactive zintzurrentzat zintzurrarentzat zintzurrentzat
instrumental zintzurrez zintzurraz zintzurrez
inessive zintzurretan zintzurrean zintzurretan
locative zintzurretako zintzurreko zintzurretako
allative zintzurretara zintzurrera zintzurretara
terminative zintzurretaraino zintzurreraino zintzurretaraino
directive zintzurretarantz zintzurrerantz zintzurretarantz
destinative zintzurretarako zintzurrerako zintzurretarako
ablative zintzurretatik zintzurretik zintzurretatik
partitive zintzurrik
prolative zintzurtzat

Derived terms

Further reading

  • zintzur”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • zintzur”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005