gazza

== Italian == === Etymology === Probably from Old High German agaza (“magpie”), from Proto-Germanic *agatjō (“magpie”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”). Compare Occitan agaça/gacha, French agace, and possibly Catalan garsa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡad.d͡za/ Rhymes: -addza Hyphenation: gàz‧za === Noun === gazza f (plural gazze) magpie ==== Derived terms ==== === Adjective === gazza feminine singular of gazzo == Northern Sami == === Etymology === From Proto-Samic *këncë. === Pronunciation === (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkadːd͡za/ === Noun === gazza fingernail claw, talon ==== Inflection ==== ==== Further reading ==== Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland == Old High German == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *gatwā, from Proto-Germanic *gatwǭ, whence also Old Norse gata, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐍅𐍉 (gatwō). === Noun === gazza f lane ==== Descendants ==== Middle High German: gazze Central Franconian: Jass, Jaas (western Ripuarian), Gass (eastern Moselle Franconian), Gaß (western Moselle Franconian) Bavarian: Gåssn German: Gasse Luxembourgish: Gaass Yiddish: גאַס (gas) → Middle Low German: gatze, gadtze, gasse Plautdietsch: Gauss → Middle Dutch: gasse Dutch: gas → Slovene: gȃsa