etzan
التعريفات والمعاني
== Basque ==
=== Alternative forms ===
etzin
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Basque *-tzaun-, with uncertain vocalism.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /et͡s̻an/ [e.t͡s̻ãn]
Rhymes: -ets̻an, -an
Hyphenation: e‧tzan
=== Verb ===
etzan da (imperfect participle etzaten, future participle etzango or etzanen, short form etzan, verbal noun etzate)
to lie, lie down
to lay
to mean, be
Zertan datza ametsa? ― What does the dream mean?
==== Conjugation ====
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
“etzan”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
“etzan”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
== Cimbrian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Middle High German etzen, atzen, from Old High German etzen, azzen, from Proto-Germanic *atjaną. Cognate with German ätzen.
=== Verb ===
etzan (auxiliary håm)
(Luserna) to graze (tend to animals while grazing)
=== References ===
Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien