Ertzaintza

== Basque == === Etymology === From herri (“people”) +‎ zaintza (“guard, custody”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ert͡s̻ai̯nt͡s̻a/ [er.t͡s̻ãĩ̯n.t͡s̻a] Rhymes: -ai̯nts̻a, -a Hyphenation: Er‧tzain‧tza === Proper noun === Ertzaintza anim The police force of the Basque Country, Spain. ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== ertzain (“Ertzaintza agent”) === Further reading === “Ertzaintza”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] “Ertzaintza”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Basque Ertzaintza. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eɾˈt͡ʃant͡ʃa/ [eɾˈt͡ʃãnʲ.t͡ʃa] Rhymes: -antʃa IPA(key): /eɾˈt͡ʃaint͡ʃa/ [eɾˈt͡ʃãĩnʲ.t͡ʃa] Rhymes: -aintʃa Syllabification: Er‧tzain‧tza === Proper noun === Ertzaintza f the police force of the Basque Country, Spain ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “Ertzaintza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 Ertzaintza on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es