hiztun

Basque

Etymology

From hitz (“word”) +‎ -dun, with regular deaffrication and suffix devoicing.

Pronunciation
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  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /his̻tun/ [his̻.t̪ũn]
 
  • IPA(key): (Gipuzkoan, Navarrese) /is̻tun/ [is̻.t̪ũn]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /is̺tun/ [is̺.t̪ũn]

 
  • (most dialects) Rhymes: -is̻tun
  • (Biscayan) Rhymes: -is̺tun

  • Hyphenation: hiz‧tun

Adjective

hiztun (comparative hiztunago, superlative hiztunen, excessive hiztunegi)

  1. talkative
    Synonym: berritsu
  2. speaking (with the ability to speak)

Declension

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

Noun

hiztun anim

  1. speaker

Declension

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

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