abertzale

== Basque == === Etymology === Coined by Basque nationalist, writer and politician Sabino Arana, from aberri (“fatherland”) +‎ -zale (“supporter”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /abert͡s̻ale/ [a.β̞er.t͡s̻a.le] Rhymes: -ale, -e Hyphenation: a‧ber‧tza‧le === Adjective === abertzale (comparative abertzaleago, superlative abertzaleen, excessive abertzaleegi) Basque nationalist ==== Declension ==== === Noun === abertzale anim patriot Basque nationalist ==== Usage notes ==== Nowadays, the term refers almost exclusively to left-wing Basque nationalists. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “abertzale”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] “abertzale”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005 == Spanish == === Alternative forms === aberzale === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Basque abertzale (“patriot”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /abeɾˈt͡ʃale/ [a.β̞eɾˈt͡ʃa.le] IPA(key): /abeɾˈθale/ [a.β̞eɾˈθa.le] (Spain) IPA(key): /abeɾˈsale/ [a.β̞eɾˈsa.le] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -ale Syllabification: a‧ber‧tza‧le === Adjective === abertzale m or f (masculine and feminine plural abertzales) nationalist, pertaining to the Basque nationalist movement la izquierda abertzale ― the abertzale left (literally, “the patriotic left”) === Noun === abertzale m or f by sense (plural abertzales) Basque nationalist ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed. ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “abertzale”, 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