ezker

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Audio (file)
IPA^(key): /es̻ker/, [e̞s̻.ke̞r]

Adjective

ezker (comparative ezkerrago, superlative ezkerren, excessive ezkerregi)

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Descendants

→ Asturian: izquierdu, esquierdu
→ Catalan: esquerre, esquer, esquerra
→ Galician: esquerdo, xiquerdo
→ Ladino: izkierdo
→ Leonese: esquierdu
→ Mirandese: squierdo
→ Occitan: esquèr, esquèrra
→ Portuguese: esquerdo
→ Spanish: izquierdo

Noun

ezker inan

left (hand)
left (side)
(politics) left, left-wing

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

ezkerralde (“left side”)
ezkertiar (“leftist”)

References

Gorka Aulestia, Basque–English Dictionary (1989)
Gorka Aulestia, Linda White, Basque–English, English–Basque Dictionary (1992)

Further reading

"ezker" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
“ezker” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

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