heriotza

== Basque == === Alternative forms === herio === Etymology === From the alternative form herio +‎ -tza; cf. the antonym bizitza (“life”) < bizi + -tza. Possibly connected to Iberian erir. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /heɾiot͡s̻a/ [he.ɾi.o.t͡s̻a] IPA(key): (Southern) /eɾiot͡s̻a/ [e.ɾi.o.t͡s̻a] Rhymes: -ots̻a, -a Hyphenation: he‧ri‧o‧tza === Noun === heriotza inan death Antonyms: bizi, bizitza ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “heriotza”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] “heriotza”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005